ISLAMABAD, Aug 12 (APP):Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has conferred a prestigious special award on Shaheryar Memon, Focal Person for Overseas Affairs, Business and Trade Linkages for the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme, in recognition of his services towards empowering Pakistan’s youth and promoting entrepreneurship. The award represents an acknowledgment of Memon’s sustained efforts to encourage young Pakistanis to embrace entrepreneurship, develop business skills and explore opportunities in investment and enterprise. …
PM Shehbaz honours Shaheryar Memon for championing youth entrepreneurship
ISLAMABAD, Aug 12 (APP):Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has conferred a prestigious special award on Shaheryar Memon, Focal Person for Overseas Affairs, Business and Trade Linkages for the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme, in recognition of his services towards empowering Pakistan’s youth and promoting entrepreneurship.
The award represents an acknowledgment of Memon’s sustained efforts to encourage young Pakistanis to embrace entrepreneurship, develop business skills and explore opportunities in investment and enterprise.
Chairman Prime Minister’s Youth Programme Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan was also present at the award ceremony.
Memon has the distinction of being recognised as the only entrepreneur from across Pakistan to receive this honour for his contribution to youth empowerment, entrepreneurship, business promotion and investment facilitation.
The recognition also highlights the growing importance attached to entrepreneurship as a pathway for creating employment, strengthening the private sector and broadening economic opportunities for the country’s young population.
Speaking after receiving the award, Memon described the recognition by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif as a matter of immense honour and privilege.
He said the award was particularly meaningful as it recognised his role in supporting the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme and reflected appreciation for his commitment, hard work and vision for the economic empowerment of young Pakistanis.
“Being recognised by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif as a self-made entrepreneur is a great honour for me,” Memon said.
He expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister and the leadership of the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme, saying the honour would further strengthen his resolve to work for the advancement of young people.
Memon emphasised that Pakistan’s youth constitute the country’s greatest economic asset and that their talent, creativity and entrepreneurial potential must be transformed into productive opportunities.
He said the focus should increasingly be on developing job creators rather than job seekers, enabling young people to establish enterprises, generate employment and contribute to sustainable economic growth.
“Bringing young people forward as job creators rather than job seekers is the need of the hour,” he said.
Memon maintained that a confident and entrepreneurial generation of young Pakistanis could become a powerful force for economic transformation, innovation and national development.
He reaffirmed his commitment to helping aspiring entrepreneurs understand modern business models, identify emerging investment opportunities and connect with platforms that can translate their ideas into viable enterprises.
The award, he said, was not simply a personal achievement but a renewed responsibility to continue serving Pakistan’s youth.
Memon also stressed the importance of creating an enabling environment in which young entrepreneurs can access knowledge, skills, mentorship, investment and markets.
Under the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme, the government has continued to focus on expanding opportunities for young people in education, skills development, employment and entrepreneurship.
The recognition of Memon’s contribution comes at a time when entrepreneurship and private-sector-led growth are increasingly being viewed as key components of Pakistan’s economic strategy.
By encouraging young people to become innovators, investors and employers, such initiatives can help unlock the country’s demographic potential and contribute to a more dynamic, inclusive and prosperous economy.
For Memon, the award is both an honour and a renewed call to action, to continue building bridges between Pakistan’s young talent and the opportunities that can enable them to shape their own future while contributing to the country’s economic progress.
