Call to appoint career counsellors in Saudi Arabia Embassy - Press Release issued by University of the Punjab.

Lahore -- June 29, 2020 (PPI-OT)

Following is the text of press release issued by University of the Punjab

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Punjab University Career Counseling Centre Director Dr Abdul Qayyum Chaudhry has said that career counsellors should be appointed in Pakistan Embassy for education and professional guidance of Pakistani youth in Saudi Arabia. He was addressing a seminar to highlight the education and professionalism of Pakistani youth living in Saudi Arabia. The seminar was organized on the instructions of PU Vice Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmad to counsel Pakistanis living in Saudi Arabia regarding career opportunities in the prevailing situation.

The online seminar was jointly organized by PUCCPC and Pak Youth Forum in which principals of Pakistani schools, teachers, professionals, parents, academic and literary political leaders, and staff of the Embassy of Pakistan in Riyadh. Addressing the seminar, Dr Abdul Qayyum Chaudhry said that some children of Pakistanis living in Saudi Arabia fail to achieve their educational and professional goals due to lack of proper educational guidance. He said that if these young people were given timely guidance, they could brighten the name of the country and the nation by getting higher education.

Dr Qayyum said that career counselling taught young people about career options, including how to pursue their chosen career. He said that surveys around the world...