Lahore: April 19, 2013. (PCP) “Effective participation of youth in the upcoming elections is vital for the prosperous for Pakistan and to strengthen democracy in the county: Centre for Human Rights Education” The speakers during a dialogue with the University Students have urged youth to fully participate in the upcoming elections as it is very vital to strengthen democracy and for the prosperity of the county. Dialogue with university student on “Importance of Effective Participation of Youth in Election 2013” was held at FAST National University of Islamabad on April 19, 2013 under the auspices of Centre for Human Rights Education-Lahore which was participated by male and female students of different department. Mr. Naseer Memon (Chief Executive–Strengthening Participatory Organization), Mr. Adam Malik (Project Manager-Society for Alternate Media and Research) and Mr. Samson Salamat (Director, Centre for Human Rights Education) were the panelists at this occasion. Mr. Naseer Memon said that “the country’s better future is linked with democracy therefore youth should understand and support democracy, if youth want to bring change in country then they should fully participation in elections. Educational institutes should initiate debates to engage the students and youth in the politics. Just casting of vote is not politics but it is more important to hold the public representatives accountable”. Mr. Naseer Memon criticized the Zia and other dictatorship regimes because during their tenures the politics was portrayed as something bad which effected the overall political and democratic discourse of the country. Mr. Samson Salamat (Director, Centre for Human Rights Education) said that “there are various misconceptions about democracy in our society but youth should understand that democracy is the best possible way forward for better Pakistan. Youth should cast their vote after a critical analysis of political parties and candidate despite just relying on the attractive slogans”. Mr. Adam Malik (Project Manager-Society for Alternate Media and Research) said that Pakistan is our home and we all have responsibilities to solve the challenges which we are facing. As youth is the future of any country therefore it is essential that youth should fully participate in elections and cast vote freely and fairly. The students including Junaid, Saifullah, Tayyab Ali,and others asked different questions from the panelists related to politics, democracy and regarding the resolve of the crisis faced by the country.