LAHORE: (Friday, December 23, 2022): Chairman Punjab Higher Education Commission Prof Dr Shahid Munir has said that to deal with the problems faced by the country, the trend of entrepreneurship must be promoted among students. He was addressing the participants of the recruitment drive organized by Punjab University Career Counseling and Placement Center (CCPC) in collaboration with Fauji Fertilizer Company (Ltd) for the students of Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Chemistry. On this occasion, former Chairman Public Service Commission Lieutenant Gen (r) Maqsood Ahmed, Vice Chancellor Lahore Leeds University Dr Nadeem Bhatti, Director CCPC Prof Dr Abdul Qayyum Chaudhry, faculty members and students were present. In his address, Dr Shahid said that the country was currently facing many challenges including environment, growing population and economy, for which it was necessary to produce manpower in educational institutions according to market needs. Lt Gen (r) Maqsood Ahmed said that it was a good omen to organize such events in educational institutions to provide graduates to the industry according to the requirements of the 21st century. Dr Abdul Qayyum Chaudhry enlightened the students of PU on how to prepare interview skills and CVs. He said that through the efforts of CCPC, career counseling centers have been established in 135 departments of Punjab University to promote links between academia and industries. He thanked PU VC Dr Asghar Zaidi for his support for organizing the event. Interviews of more than 200 students were conducted in the recruitment drive.