QUETTA: Abdul Khaliq Hazara, Minister for Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs, has said that youth were the assets of country and province, hence, the empowerment of youth would ultimately benefit the country and province.

These views were expressed by him while talking to a delegation of Organization of Islamic Youth (OIY) who called on him at his office on Thursday under the leadership of Hammad Khan Kakar, President, OIY. Hazara said that the arrangement of 2nd quadrilateral youth friendship conference of the young delegates hailing from Turkey, Indonesia and Afghanistan in Quetta city would indeed convey the soft image of Pakistan and particularly Balochistan abroad.

He added that he would bring the issue into the notice of Chief Minister Balochistan, Jam Kamal Khan to accede to the proposal of inviting delegates of youth from Turkey, Indonesia and Afghanistan to participate in 2nd quadrilateral youth friendship conference, 2021 to be held in Quetta on August 14-15, 2021. On the occasion, Syed Bilal, Sadaf Ali Awan and Raees Saddam Khan were also present.