Two-day Debate On Pakistan Vision 2025 Kicks Off On Friday

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 1st September, 2016) : Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform in Collaboration with Higher education Commission (HEC) would organize a four-day debate contest scheduled here from September 2-5, 2016.

The purpose behind the event was to initiate a debate among youth of the country on Pakistan Vision 2025 to evolve the socio-economic thought process which can steer Pakistan towards greater development and growth, Planning Commission sources said. The sources added that Pakistan Vision 2025 Debate was set up to provide a platform to rational minds of the country in order to engage them in a constructive debate on how "we can harness our efforts as a nation to overcome the socioeconomic and political challenges faced by our country". The debate, they said was also aimed to initiate a debate on how internalizing a vision can help give clarity and direction to a nation.

"It will also provide an unparalleled platform for debate, the Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform will be providing teams with broad line motions in every round of the Pakistan Vision 2025 Debate", they remarked.

They further said that the themes for each round will be inspired from the basic pillars on which Pakistan Vision 2025. Pakistan Vision 2025 Debate, the said has been shaped in a manner to bring meaning out of the war of arguments which will be waged throughout the competition, logic of the debates will be translated into policy recommendations on different pillars of Pakistan Vision and will be incorporated in the future plans. The Pakistan Vision debate, they said would open by Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) tomorrow at Islamic International University.