ISLAMABAD: A large number of young people visited Convention Centre on Sunday for the Young Leaders Summit 2019, which aimed to promote a positive image of Pakistan.

The event was organised by the Positive Pakistan Foundation and the Islamabad Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Positive Pakistan Foundation Ambassador Mohammad Shoaib Shakeel said that companies, organisations and departments had set up around 100 stalls for the summit.

`We have been working on positive narrative building and empowering youth. As a non-political network we have also arranged a number of events to promote culture.

Moreover we have a social media team which has been working for image building of country,` he said.

Mr Shakeel said that one of the positive developments of the summit was that an American organisation had announced to hire 2,000 Information Technology Experts and conducted interviews during the event.

A representative of a company, Ishtiaq Aadil said his company was working on preschool resource material and designing of textbooks.

`There are nine domains for upbringing of child including linguistics, social grooming, moral values etc. We have observed that a large number of teachers don`t have idea about job description, so we hold training sessions for the teachers and teach them how to involve students. We also teach them that how a child is assessed and we also monitor them,` he said.

Fahad Sheikh, a student of intermediate who attended the summit, said it was a positive experience.

`The session increased patriotism in me and I have got a message that every Pakistani should play his role for image building of the country,` he said.

State Minister of Interior Shehryar Khan Afridi was among the politicians who participated in the event, and his speech was well received by the audience.

Mr Afridi said that Pakistan was capable of overcoming its problems and would avoid the financial crunch. He encouraged participants to chant slogans in favour of the country.

He said that he would not allow anyone to misbehave with the people at police stations and other departments.

`I am a Pashtun but my mother is from Punjab. However, I am Sindh and Balochistan as well. This nation has always rendered sacrifices and showed patriotism with Pakistan, he said.

`This summit has given a message to our enemies that we are united and no country can dominate us. Moreover we don`t want certificates from other countries about what we should do. I suggest you to prove yourself and never compromise on justice and always stand for humanity. We will rise and shine and everyone should be ready for that,` he said.