Our youth, our future
(WorldNews Pakistan)

Population reports and demographic analyses by national and international institutions describe Pakistan as one of the youngest countries in the world. Around 64 percent of the country’s population is under the age of 30 years and this has been characterised as a double-edged sword by social and economic development experts. These demographics contain the potential to provide either a huge opportunity to transform the economy and our future or become a cataclysmic force that can shatter the country’s social, economic and political fabric. The likelihood of either of these scenarios is closely linked with the effort – or the lack thereof– to develop, shape, engage and...