Education cornerstone of properous Pakistan.

MULTAN -- US Consul General Colleen Crenwelge celebrated the achievements of 75 young men and women who graduated from the U.S. Department of State-funded English Works! Program in Multan. 'Education is a cornerstone for building a bright future for Pakistan,' Consul General Crenwelge said while speaking at the graduation ceremony of the students here the other day.

'The United States is proud to provide these talented youth with some of the tools they will need to ensure prosperity for themselves and the next generation.' English Works! focuses on improving Pakistani students' job-related English language ability, as well as developing their public speaking and leadership skills. The six-month intensive course in Multan was funded by a U.S. government grant to the Education for Skills Development Association at Bahauddin Zakariya University.

In Punjab, the United States has supported the participation of 5,675 students in English Works! and English Access programs.

SMEDA TO SET UP 1,000 INDUSTRIAL STITCHING UNITS

Former President of Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) Khawaja Muhammad Usman disclosed that the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has planned setting up 1,000 Industrial Stitching Units in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce and Textile under different phases of the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP).

Delivering his presidential address at an introductory programme of SMEDA, he said that the SMEDA would also establish 150...

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