Industrialists urged to create jobs for Balochistan’s youth

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nehal Hashmi has urged industrialists to support efforts to provide employment opportunities to the youth of Balochistan.

Stronger government-private sector cooperation is essential to their economic empowerment and integration into national development.

He made these remarks during a meeting with industrialists, NAVTTC Sindh director-general and Dr. Fahad Shafiq, Sindh Coordinator of the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme, at the Governor’s House on Saturday.

The meeting discussed initiatives to prepare young people from Balochistan for employment in local industries and international markets through modern technical and vocational training aligned with industry requirements.

The NAVTTC Sindh director general briefed the governor on ongoing programmes for the province’s youth, including efforts to connect trained individuals with employers in domestic industries and facilitate their access to overseas jobs.

Welcoming the prime minister’s initiative, Hashmi said providing young people with market-relevant skills and access to dignified employment is one of the government’s key priorities.

He emphasised that economically empowering Balochistan’s youth and bringing them into the mainstream of national development was essential, adding that industrialists could play a pivotal role by identifying workforce requirements and creating job opportunities.

He said effective coordination between government institutions and the private sector would help translate these initiatives into tangible employment outcomes and contribute to the country’s economic development.

Representatives of the automobile, construction, furniture, pharmaceutical, packaging, education and banking sectors attended the meeting.

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