The Ministry of Planning and Development has established a National Task Force on Human Resource and Skill Development.
The decision was taken during a meeting chaired by the Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal in Islamabad on Thursday.
The taskforce will conduct a comprehensive analysis of the current state of human resource development and skills gap in Pakistan and recommend way forward for harnessing the country’s human resource potential.
The NTF will comprise representatives from relevant public organizations as well as leading private firms, including representatives of academia, industry and businesses.
Meanwhile, addressing at the launch of the review report on Pakistan Human Capital, conducted by the World Bank, the Minister said that the development of human resources is the key to the development of nations.
He said that a scholarship program has been started in the 25 best universities of the world to equip the youth with modern education.
To bring Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa into the national mainstream, the Minister said that special projects are being launched in the fields of education, law and order, public health and infrastructure.
