ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Friday laid the foundation stone of the main campus of National University of Technology in Islamabad.
While addressing the Launch Ceremony, the prime minister emphasized for promotion of skilled and technical education as it is key to success of any Country.
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The prime minister said that technical and skilled education and training is also a guarantee for development and prosperity of the Country as well which should be our foremost priority.
Shahbaz Sharif said that the skillful graduates from the National University of Technology will not only earn their livelihood in a dignified manner but also help improve the image of the Country across the world including in the Gulf States.
The prime minister stressed on the need to end class discrimination particularly in the education sector as per the vision of founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Dr. Muhammad Iqbal.
Furthermore, he expressed unwavering support of the government for promotion of skilled and technical education saying that it will also help in producing skillful human capital which can help decrease trade deficit of the country by sending remittances from abroad.
The prime minister said that as the Chief Minister of Punjab spread a network of Danish Schools across the province to provide opportunities to the poor and deserved youth to get education and also disbursed billions of rupees as stipends among nearly half a million students.
In the Ceremony, the prime minister announced Rs 100 million and provision of 4 air-conditioned buses for the University.
