Peshawar: Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Justice (R) Syed Arshad Hussain Shah has termed the youth as real asset of the nation and leader of the future; and urged upon them to be focused on their studies, to work hard in order to come up to the expectations of their parents as well the entire nation, and to enable themselves to deal with the challenges ahead, adding that they will have to shoulder great responsibilities in the time to come with regard to national development for which they need to prepare themselves. He has termed the wellbeing of youth as one of the foremost priorities of his government and said that from the very first day of his Chief Ministership, he has been working on various initiatives to empower and strengthen the young lot of the province with the aim to ensure their employability in international markets.
He expressed these views while addressing as chief guest the 10th Parents Day event at Kernal Sher Khan Cadet College Swabi on Saturday. He remarked that Kernal Sher Khan Shaheed is a real hero of the nation who laid down his life for the sake of motherland adding that the entire nation pays tributes to his bravery, courage and great sacrifices rendered for the nation. He urged upon the cadets to follow Kernal Sher Khan Shaheed as their role model and to have the same spirit for the country. “We owe our peaceful lives to the sacrifices of national heroes like Kernal Sher Khan who laid down their lives for the nation”.remarked the Chief Minister adding that today we, as a nation, pay rich tribute to the sacrifices of our heroes.
Arshad Hussain Shah said that Kernal Sher Khan Cadet College is a vibrant mosaic of diverse culture and backgrounds where cadet from all over the country live together in unity and discipline, striving to become in-valuable assets for the nation, adding that in short span of time, the college has achieved remarkable success, its academic performance speaks to the high standards of education; and the credit of all this goes to the faculty, cadets and their parents.
He congratulated the cadets for their wonderful performance in parade, PT Show, gymnastic, riding etc and termed it truly captivating. The Chief Minister once again stressed upon the cadets to seize the opportunity to polish their skills, sharpen their minds, devolve deep into their studies to achieve their goals in life ahead. “You are our precious assets, your parents and country have high expectations from you, you are the future leader of the nation”, the chief guest said to the cadets and expressed good wishes for their future endeavors.
Touching upon the steps of his government to empower the youth, Arshad Hussain Shah maintained that under the “Khushal Pakhtunkhwa Initiaitve”, the provincial government is working under a well-planned strategy to empower the youth by imparting them skills and trainings as per the demand of international job markets with aim to ensure their employability in different foreign countries. He said that under the Human Capital Export Strategy of the caretaker provincial government, five lac youth of the province will be trained and sent to the foreign countries in next one year.
Earlier on arrival at the college, the chief minister was warmly received by the college management, and a contingent of cadets presented guard of honour to him. The chief minister distributed shields and medals amongst the cadets with outstanding performance in parade, PT Show and Gymnastic and riding etc.
Meanwhile, the chief minister also visited the mausoleum of Kernal Sher Khan Shaheed in Swabi, offered fateha for the eternal peace of the departed soul and inked his remarked in visitor book.
