Shafqat Mehmood says PM Imran Khan's 'Hunarmand Pakistan' crucial to modernise training

• Shafqat Mehmood chairs meeting on “Hunarmand Pakistan” initiative
• The education minister says Hunarmand Pakistan crucial for technical training
• He chaired a meeting last week as well to review developments on the initiative

ISLAMABAD: Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood on Monday stressed the need to modernise technical training, noting that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s initiative “Hunarmand Pakistan” was crucial for it.

The state minister’s comments came as he was chairing a meeting to review the ongoing projects under the “Hunarmand Pakistan” initiative.

Last week, Shafqat Mehmood had presided over a meeting on technical and vocational education and training (TVET).

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According to the education ministry, Mehmood presided over the high-level meeting attended by important stakeholders of the TVET sector.

During the meeting, attendees reviewed PM Imran Khan's special programme called "Hunarmand Pakistan," the education ministry added.

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