Youths are backbone of any nation: Dr Ishrat

Future of Pakistan lies in the youngsters, who direly needed proper education and skill development training to meet the global challenges, said Dr Ishrat Husain, Dean and Director, Institute of Business Administration. He was speaking as guest speaker at 8th and last session of Youth Leadership Programme-2011 (YLDP) at National Museum of Pakistan, being organised under aegis of All Pakistan Memon Foundation-Educational Board (APMF-EB).
Dr Ishrat Hussain laid emphasis on the need of education, saying no nation could run on the track of development with fast pace unless its education system meet the modern requirements. It is an excellent opportunity to interact with youth with diverse academic and social background, Dr Ishrat said, adding participants should contribute in sessions with fervour and zeal.
He said youngsters could make the country by their positive and constructive activities and broke as well, if indulge in negative activities. It is our obligation to guide our youths so that they can play their constructive role in betterment of the society, he stressed.
The trainer of the day was a highly renowned trainer, Rahila Narejo. Rahila is a much sought out key-note speaker and workshop facilitator who is known for giving a personal and humorous touch to all her presentations. She conducted the session so effectively that all the audience was totally engrossed. Her session was highly interactive and meaningful and she made the participants think to bring about a positive change in themselves.
There was one more speaker, Asad Ali, E.C.O of Hussaini Blood Bank who talked about "Thalassemia," its types, cause, treatment etc. It was highly informative. Earlier in his welcome address Ashraf Bawani, Chairman, YLDP Committee highlighted APMF-EB is working hard to pursue its vision of being the catalyst for quality education to students in an environment that promotes self-discipline, motivation and excellence in learning. He was of the view that the degradation of our educational system has been one of the major factors hampering our national development. Mahmood Parekh, Treasurer, APMF-EB, Abdul Majeed Abdani, Member, APMF-EB, Ibrahim Mamdani, Shoaib Ghaziani, Altaf Bawany and Aslam Lakhani were there to encourage the participants.-PR