Held at University of Faisalabad
On 16th March 2010

A seminar and a debate competition was held at the University of Faisalabad for the launch of Youth in Governance Club, where prominent speakers from the university participated.
The Seminar was organized by Mr.Aslam Arts and literature department incharge in the University of Faisalabad.

The seminar started with an introductory speech by Mr.Yasir about Transparency International ‘s inception .He informed the gathering of the goals and objectives of TI-P, its role in curbing corruption with the help of strategies, civil society, government, various media sources, and by educating the youth. He stated that the presence of corruption distorts the decision-making process.

This directly leads to an absence of equal protection under the law, which becomes secondary to the private interest of individuals and groups and undermines the very foundations of transparent governance. He emphasized on the role of youth in this regard as the youth of today would be the leaders of tomorrow and the society had great hopes in the youth of Pakistan. He admired the participation of the youth in the fight against corruption, and expressed his hope that if the youth joined hands to fight corruption they could bring a revolution in the country. Everybody including the speakers appreciated this effort and discussed its importance.