President Dr. Arif Alvi said that the progress and development of Pakistan are linked with investment in the health and education sectors.
According to the details, President Dr. Arif Alvi made these remarks while addressing the Corporate, Humanitarian, and Strategic achievement shields distribution ceremony in Islamabad today (Monday, May 8th). He said that the development of Pakistan is linked with investment in the health and education sectors.
In his remarks, the President emphasized imparting education to out-of-school children. He said it is alarming that as per the latest data from UNICEF 27 million children are not enrolled in schools. He underscored the importance of imparting skills to such children to make them a productive part of society.
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Dr. Arif Alvi regretted that only nine percent of the students in Pakistan could make it to higher education which is twenty to thirty percent in neighboring countries like India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. He also highlighted the problems of Differently Abled children and said it is unfortunate that still in our society Differently Abled children are neglected. He stressed sensitizing the society on the issue. Technology can be used to address the issues faced by Differently Abled children.
While talking about the health sector, the President said since Pakistan cannot afford expensive treatment of different diseases we must pay attention to prevention.
Earlier, the President distributed shields among awardees for their meritorious services in corporate, humanitarian, and strategic sectors.
