Altaf Hamid Rao
Islamabad/ MIRPUR ( AJK ), (Parliament Times) : Consultant for Technical Education Government of the State of Jammu and Kashmir Sabina Ahmed on Friday called on Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilays Khan at Kashmir House Islamabad.During the meeting various issues related to technical education in Azad Kashmir were discussed threadbare. Speaking on the occasion the AJK PM while underlining the importance of skill development all across the state said that technical institutions established under TEVTA should be conformed in line with modern practices and requirements. He also directed the concerned authorities to devise a comprehensive policy in this regard and submit a report within a week. The PM said that hat practical steps were required to be taken for skill development in Azad Kashmir. Reiterating his government’s commitment to further empower the technical institutions the PM said that given the role skilled labour has been playing in the development of societies there was dire need to work on technical institutions within the state. “Had technical education been included in government educational institutions, the AJK would have been self-sufficient in skilled labour today”, the PM said, adding that technical education must be made a part of curriculum.He said that capacity building of institutions was also his government’s priority. “Our priority is to provide employment within the region and government will utilize all its resources to enhance and polish the skills of skilled people in the relevant field”, the PM said.