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Draft of youth policy put on website
RAWALPINDI, Aug 18: Ministry of Youth Affairs, on the 60th Independence
Day of Pakistan, released the first-ever National Youth Policy which is aimed at
mainstreaming youth, harnessing their talent and energies and addressing
challenges being confronted by them.
The draft policy was placed on the
website of the Ministry of Youth Affairs on Tuesday for two weeks to get
comments and suggestions after which it will be sent to the federal cabinet for
approval.
The main thrust of the National Youth Policy is to enable the
youth of the country to become proud Pakistanis, good citizens and prepare them
for income generation in their practical life and secure the future of the
nation.
Based on three principles - motivation, awareness and sense of
pride - the youth policy intends to inculcate a sense of pride by creating
awareness of the country's history, heritage and achievements; expose youth to
works and examples of high achievers in the world in various walks of life and
install a passion to excel and achieve excellence; and develop amongst the youth
an international outlook, a desire to compete, an insight into other cultures
and desire to learn lessons from achievements and errors of others. Dawn
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