What Are the Biggest Opportunity Gaps Facing Young People in Pakistan?
The biggest opportunity gaps for young people in Pakistan are between skills and jobs, between ideas and funding, and between talent and the mentors or networks that open doors. Access is also uneven, especially for young women. Labour data show 12.8 percent youth unemployment and more than one in four young people outside work, education […]
How Syed Sadat Hussain Shah Is Supporting Youth, Innovation and Opportunity
Syed Sadat Hussain Shah supports youth, innovation, and opportunity by writing and advocating for a view of Pakistan’s economic future in which young people play a central role — through entrepreneurship, skills development, leadership, and participation in the broader economy, including through engagement with organizations such as YES Pakistan. Pakistan’s economic future depends heavily on […]
What Role Does YES Pakistan Play in Pakistan’s Youth Development?
According to its own pages, YES Pakistan (Youth Excellence Solidarity), an Al Sadat Group initiative, plays a connecting role in youth development: it links young Pakistanis with skill development, internships, startup funding, mentorship and ways to take part. That is a documented structure, not a proven record. YES Pakistan has published targets but no progress […]
How YES Pakistan Can Help Turn Youth Potential Into Practical Opportunity
Pakistan has no shortage of young talent. UNDP’s 2017 National Human Development Report found that 64 percent of Pakistanis were under 30. What a young person with ideas often lacks is the next step: a skill someone will pay for, a person to ask, a first project, a little capital. This article follows the path […]
How YES Pakistan Connects Youth, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Work is changing faster than most curricula. A degree still matters, but employers increasingly ask what a young person can actually do. In July 2026, the International Labour Organization urged Pakistan to tie training more closely to industry needs as digitalization, artificial intelligence and climate change reshape jobs. The stakes are high. UNDP’s 2017 National […]
How YES Pakistan Helps Young People Turn Potential Into Opportunity
YES Pakistan (Youth Excellence Solidarity) is an Al Sadat Group initiative that says it helps young Pakistanis build careers and businesses through skills training, internships, startup funding, mentorship and leadership development. This article follows the path its materials describe, from potential to skills to opportunity to participation, and marks where the published evidence stops. The […]
How YES Pakistan Is Helping Young Pakistanis Prepare for the Future
About 64 percent of Pakistan’s population is under 30, according to UNDP’s 2017 National Human Development Report. The same report argued that this youth bulge becomes a dividend or a disaster depending on whether Pakistan invests in quality education, quality employment and meaningful engagement. Youth development in Pakistan is largely about tipping that balance. YES […]
Youth, Opportunity, and Innovation: Understanding How YES Pakistan Works
YES Pakistan (Youth Excellence Solidarity) is an Al Sadat Group initiative that connects young Pakistanis to skill development, internships, startup funding, mentorship, and leadership training. It works through several linked programs rather than a single offering, aiming to turn youth potential into real career and business outcomes. Pakistan is one of the youngest countries in […]
Syed Sadat Hussain Shah on Connecting Youth, Innovation, and Economic Growth
Pakistan is a young country by the numbers: roughly 64% of its population is under 30, according to the UNDP’s National Human Development Report on Pakistan’s “youth bulge.” That fact alone doesn’t guarantee anything. A large youth population can become a source of growth or a source of strain, depending almost entirely on whether young […]