Pervez Khattak said that his government lured domestic and foreign investors with unmatched incentives and at the same time, it established the Information Technology board in order to remove the hopelessness in youth. Other participants assured that the future of the youth was bright as the process of development and prosperity of the province initiated by his government would take help them towards to their destinations. The chief minister said that CPEC converted the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa into the most feasible destination for investors. Khattak said, “We will never beg others but we will work ourselves. When we have the resources, then we do not need to look at others for loans. Our development efforts entice the investors to come forward and invest in this province”. Pervez Khattak said that this new age came with new dimensions of development that have created big opportunities for the youth. The development of the youth was ranked at the top in his government’s priorities, he added. He also talked about the sports ground constructed for the youth and other recreational and sporting programmes in addition to training the youth to become the skilled work force for the industrialisation process in the province.

The chief minister said that when he took over the government, every public sector institution was inept due to political interference. He expressed that the rulers had been self-centric, adding, that no previous leaders planned the future of the nation. He said that he took upon the job to revamp the system, alter the institutions to deliver and the process still continues. He hoped that KP would be a transparent and corruption free province soon. Referring to the benefits of CPEC, the chief minister said that it would usher an era of true development in the province. He said that he succeeded in negotiating an alternative route starting from Gilgit via Shandur Chitral, Dir to Chakdara. He said that he deplored the federal government approach towards Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, adding that KP province was kept in the dark for two years but later, he realized it and started his own efforts. He said that he went to China, held a road show there and succeeded in signing 82 MoUs in different sectors. He assured that he would not take any loans and put pressure on the provincial coffers. He called upon the youth to receive the technological know how so that they could contribute towards the development of their country. Khattak welcomed both, domestic and foreign delegates, and told them that their recommendations would shape the future digitalization process in the province.

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