Times of Islamabad

A diplomatic success for Pakistan at the SCO forum

A diplomatic success for Pakistan at the SCO forum

BISHKEK – Pakistan secured permanent membership of Shanghai CooperationOrganization (SCO) Youth Council in Kyrgyzstan on Friday.

The 19th annual meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization‘s YouthCouncil was attended by Council of the Heads of State and representativesof the Youth Council. Prime Minister Imran Khan and Special Adviser to thePM on Youth Affairs Usman Dar represented Pakistan in the SCO meeting.

Reacting to securing the membership, Usman Dar expressed that Pakistaniyouth has got a chance for representation at global level. He said thatPakistani youth will get a diverse exposure by participating in youthprograms globally now.

“PM Khan’s vision to empower the youth has succeeded”, Dar asserted.International community will also help in the development of the youth, headded.

He said that, “Pakistan is going to achieve this distinction as it aims tofocus on socio-political empowerment of its youth by announcing, for thefirst time in its national history, prestigious National Youth Councilcomprising of outstanding youth from all across the country”.