A conference titled "Pakistan's Leaders of Tomorrow-PakLOT" is being held today (Monday) at Presidency to mobilise the youth fore creating a culture of constructive engagements.
Foreign Minister, Hina Rabbani Khar, Ministry for Interior Rehman Malik and Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Dr Asim Hussain are expected to brief the youth about the foreign policy, law and order situation and energy situation in the country through their presentations. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, is also expected to address the conference. The government has initiated a strategy to encourage dialogue amongst the youth with the objective to create an environment of debate and self-responsibility amongst the youth. President Asif Ali Zardari, will preside over the event.
The purpose of the event is to mobilise the youth for creating a culture of constructive engagement, which promotes participation and individual responsibility in dealing with issues of personal and democratic security. A group of around 100-120 outstanding students with leadership skills have been selected from various schools, colleges and universities to participate in the conference.
These students will assist the government by engaging with the public primarily through Social Media Networking-one of the most effective modes of communication today.
In the inaugural event the President is expected to highlight rationale and purpose behind the initiative. During the event, students will debate on selected issues and, as a result of the brainstorming process, a resolution on all core issues of counter-narcotics, counter-terrorism, energy and international relations will be passed by the "PakLOT" at the end of the event. Once finalised, the resolutions will also be available to the public. The initiative will serve as an effective means of communicating directly with the general public, to strengthen direct links and trust between the youth and the Government of Pakistan. Furthermore, it will not only make the youth realise that security and stability cannot be gained through extremism, but also give them a sense of responsibility to participate effectively in combating major issues that plague our country, like terrorism, narcotics and other criminal activities.