Pakistan, March 28 -- Technology giant, Huawei Technologies to provide 60,000 Pakistanis hi-tech training, while 240,000 trainees will receive basic IT training.
The training of all 300,000 participants will be completed by the end of this year.
The development came during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's meeting with Huawei delegation led by CEO Ethen Sun.
"Providing technical training to Pakistani youth in the field of information technology is the government's top priority," said PM Shehbaz, read a statement released by the Prime Minister Office (PMO).
"We seek a strong and long-term partnership with Huawei," he added.
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