LAHORE: President of the Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies (CASS) Air Marshal Asim Suleiman (retd) said on Friday that investment in human capital could transform the country’s economy.
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He was addressing a seminar organized by CASS on harnessing the vast untapped potential of Pakistan’s young population. He added that it was important for the country’s policymakers to realize that time and tide wait for no one. He maintained that they must realize the importance of this Demographic Window.” “It must be taken as a long term national strategic objective which should be achieved by the collective efforts of key stakeholders”, he concluded.
According to a press release issued by the CASS, the event featured a diverse panel of speakers with substantial experience across the public, private, development, and corporate sectors.
Dr Salman Shah, a prominent economist and former Finance Minister, emphasized on harnessing human potential through enhancing productivity and competitiveness. Nadir Salar Qureshi, Chief Information Officer of Engro Corp, shed light on nurturing young talent by imparting practical skills for ensuring a quick turnaround through remittances and the gig economy to plug the gaping current account deficit. Mosharraf Zaidi, a policy expert and CEO of Tabadlab, shared an insightful analysis linking the low productivity of the workforce with stunting due to malnutrition and low literacy.
