RAWALPINDI, NOV 18 (DNA) – Women empowerment is imperative for economic uplift of the country and “Women entrepreneurs must be promoted” , said President Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) Malik Shahid Saleem.

Inaugurating career fair at Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU), he said,” it is need of the hour to strengthen industry-academia linkage to endorse business activities and Rawalpindi Chamber is playing its due role in this regard”.

“We have two million youth seeking jobs every year and only business activities can help lower unemployment in the country”.

Malik Shahid Saleem said going beyond our conventional role to serve the industry and business, we have stepped in giving students a motivation to opt for business and research partnerships between corporations and universities.

He also appreciated the efforts of Career Counseling Center FJWU on organization of such job fair which specifically catered the female students of FJWU and other institutions of twin cities. He further said RCCI always offered complete cooperation to students who wanted to convert their ideas into a business and this offer is also open for the students of FJWU.

The Fair provided organizers with a chance to conduct mock interview and short list best resource from the university. It also helped develop linkage with industry and Alumni.=DNA

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