Pakistan committed to providing education, jobs, opportunities to youth: PM
MNP – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addressed the 11th D8 Summit in Cairo, emphasizing youth empowerment, the promotion of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and calling for urgent international action on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and Lebanon.
In his opening remarks, the prime minister congratulated Egypt for hosting the summit and welcomed Azerbaijan as a new member of the D8 group. He expressed confidence that under President Ilham Aliyev’s leadership, Azerbaijan would play a pivotal role in advancing the group’s objectives.
Highlighting the summit’s theme, ‘Investing in Youth, Promoting the Trend of Small and Medium Enterprises’, PM Shehbaz Sharif described it as a blueprint for collective prosperity in the 21st century. He stressed that youth and SMEs are vital for economic growth, with the youth full of energy, creativity, and innovation, while SMEs generate employment and foster local entrepreneurship.
“More than 60% of Pakistan’s population is under the age of 30, making youth empowerment a cornerstone of socio-economic development. For D8 member countries, youth empowerment is of utmost importance,” Shehbaz stated. “Promoting the trend of investment and small and medium enterprises among the youth is of utmost importance for our socio-economic development.”
