President for imparting latest IT skills to G-B youth

Says steps are being taken to enhance quality and coverage of broadband and internet connectivity

ISLAMABAD:

President Arif Alvi on Wednesday urged the need for imparting the latest Information Technology (IT) skills to the youth of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) and increasing the number of skilled graduates to meet the rising demand of the market and industry.

He said that steps were being taken to enhance the quality and coverage of broadband and internet connectivity in G-B for the benefit of students, the local population as well as tourists.

The President expressed these views during an interaction with the students and faculty of the University of Baltistan, Skardu here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.

He asked the universities to focus on the skill development of local youth and enhance the quantum of online and virtual education so as to equip them with the marketable skills.

He highlighted that G-B had immense potential in the area of tourism and the government was focusing on its development to improve the economic health of its people.

He said that G-B occupied a central place in the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) that would significantly contribute to bringing socio-economic prosperity in the region.

Alvi emphasised that the development of G-B’s mining and minerals sector along with fruit processing and packaging on modern basis was essential for economic uplift of the people of area.

University of Baltistan, Skardu Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Muhammad Naeem Khan apprised the president of the role of the university in the promotion of education in the region.