President Asif Ali Zardari has said youth of the country are blessed with immense potential and there is dire need to provide them opportunities to highlight name of the country.

He was talking to the newly elected President of Oxford Union Society Israr Khan Kakar, who called on him here in Islamabad on Wednesday.

The President said Israr Khan’s election as President of the Oxford Union will encourage other young people. He expressed the hope that Israr Khan will brighten the name of the country with his achievements in the future too.

The President said Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed was the first Asian woman President of the Oxford Union. He congratulated Israr Khan Kakar for his election as the President of Oxford Union Society.

The President said election of a Pakistani youth belonging to Balochistan as the President of Oxford Union Society is a great honor.