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Express Tribune
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Discourse on creativity touches sensitive topics
The three-day 'Youth Empowerment Summit', organised in Hyderabad by the Sindh Sports and Youth Affairs Department, concluded on Sunday, with participants in the technical sessions shedding light on creativity, artificial intelligence and digital media. The Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Abdul Aleem Lashari closed the event by distributing shields and certificates. Speaking in the session Creativity for Peace' journalist Shahzeb Jillani lamented that the people in Pakistan's region have developed an indifference to the topics of violence, hatred and war. Intellectual and poet Yousuf Bashir Qureshi said that society instills fear in people through authority figures like God, elders, teachers, and other powerful individuals which affects creativity. Civil society activist and intellectual Jami Chandio argued, "Democracy isn't just elections or casting the votes. It is about an environment where freedom of expression, intellectual freedom and human rights are protected." Famous singer Saif Samejo observed that a serious lack of leadership existed in the society alongside institutional weaknesses. Sindhi language expert, engineer and lexicographer Amar Fayaz Buriro, who was among the panelists in the session dubbed 'Artificial Intelligence: A Whole New World', drew attention towards the merits and demerits of AI. He believed that a vast majority of the global population has begun to become affected by the AI which will entail redundancy for many. Noushad Ranani, Muhammad Farrukh Khan and Mehboob Shar also expressed their views. The last session was titled Digital Media for Economic Empowerment.
Business Recorder
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Recorder
Need stressed to promote peace in society
HYDERABAD: On the third day of the Youth Empowerment Summit Sindh, organised by the Department of Sports and Youth Affairs here Sunday, speakers stressed to promote culture of peace in our society. In a session titled 'creativity for peace' journalist Shahzeb Jillani remarked that in our society violence, hatred and war has become a trend. Those who talk about peace are gradually dwindling. He said the real brave and courageous people today are those who talk about peace. Researcher Jami Chandio said that the national curriculum is outdated and not compatible to modern requirements. He stated that peace and creativity have never been prioritised in our policies and nor democratic freedoms. Democracy is not just about elections or casting votes, but it is about an environment where freedom of expression and human rights are protected. He criticized the media often called the mirror of society for failing to reflect the real social truths. He stressed that defining peace merely as the absence of war is a narrow perspective. In a session on Artificial Intelligence, language expert and lexicographer Amar Fayaz Buriro said that the world is rapidly entering the era of AI, presenting both a challenge and an opportunity for the youth. He noted that today's machines are imitating human thought and major companies are developing robots based on human needs. He said that around 85% of the global population is already affected by AI to some extent. It is predicted that 80% of doctors might be jobless next 15 years. The speakers urged the youth not to remain silent spectators but to gain expertise in this technology so they can be part of the changing world. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
