CM urges youth to focus on studies to tackle challenges

PESHAWAR: Caretaker Chief Minister Justice (R) Syed Arshad Hussain Shah on Saturday urged the youth to focus on studies and work hard to deal with the challenges ahead.

A handout said that he was addressing, as chief guest, the Parents Day event at Kernal Sher Khan Cadet College in Swabi. He remarked that Kernal Sher Khan Shaheed was a hero of the nation, who laid down his life for the sake of motherland.

He urged 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,” stated the chief minister.

He added that the youth would have to shoulder great responsibilities in the time to come concerning national development for which they need to prepare themselves. He termed the well-being of youth as one of the foremost priorities of his government and said he had been working on various initiatives to empower and strengthen the young lot of the province to ensure their employability in international markets.

Arshad Hussain Shah said that Kernal Sher Khan Cadet College was a vibrant mosaic of diverse cultures and backgrounds where cadets from all over the country lived together in unity and discipline.

He congratulated the cadets for their wonderful performance in parade, PT show, gymnastics, and riding and termed it truly captivating.

Arshad Hussain Shah maintained that under the “Khushal Pakhtunkhwa Initiative”, the provincial government was working under a strategy to empower the youth by imparting them skills and training as per the demand of international job markets with an aim to ensure their employability in various countries.

He said that under the Human Capital Export Strategy of the caretaker provincial government, five lakh youth in the province will be trained and sent to foreign countries in the 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 a guard of honour to him. The chief minister distributed shields and medals amongst the cadets with outstanding performance in the parade, PT show and gymnastics and riding.

Meanwhile, the chief minister visited the mausoleum of Kernal Sher Khan Shaheed in Swabi and offered fateha for the eternal peace of the departed soul.