{"id":4967,"date":"2025-07-15T18:33:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=4967"},"modified":"2025-07-15T18:33:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:33:41","slug":"cm-maryam-nawaz-stresses-skill-development-as-key-to-youth-empowerment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/07\/15\/cm-maryam-nawaz-stresses-skill-development-as-key-to-youth-empowerment","title":{"rendered":"CM Maryam Nawaz Stresses Skill Development as Key to Youth Empowerment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz highlighted the critical role of skill development alongside formal education in shaping the future of the province\u2019s youth on International Youth Day.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the changing times, Maryam Nawaz said, \u201cIn today\u2019s world, having a degree is not enough \u2014 skills are the true drivers of personal success and national growth.\u201d She emphasized that skills empower youth by providing confidence and sustainable employment.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief Minister outlined ongoing initiatives by the Punjab government, including the introduction of EdTech projects in schools, internships across multiple government sectors, and comprehensive IT skill training programs. She also mentioned plans to launch internationally recognized certification courses for freelancers to enhance global competitiveness.<\/p>\n<p>Maryam Nawaz expressed her vision for the Nawaz Sharif IT City, which aims to serve as a cutting-edge hub for innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship. \u201cOur goal is to prepare young people not just to seek jobs but to create them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The CM\u2019s message underscores the government\u2019s commitment to nurturing a skilled, confident, and self-reliant generation ready to contribute to Punjab\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz highlighted the critical role of skill development alongside formal education in shaping the future of the province\u2019s youth on International Youth Day. Speaking about the changing times, Maryam Nawaz said, \u201cIn today\u2019s world, having a degree is not enough \u2014 skills are the true drivers of personal success &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[160],"class_list":["post-4967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4967"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4968,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4967\/revisions\/4968"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}