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Mamnoon asks youth to concentrate on modern education
President calls education top priority of government
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BAHAWALPUR - President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday said that development of education sector, especially higher education is government’s top priority.

Addressing the 7th convocation of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, he said that youth were blessed with talents and that only quality education could unleash their potential for benefit of the society. he said that the nations which lagged behind in education failed to fully exploit their true potential, thus halting socio-economic progress. He urged the youth to concentrate on acquiring modern education to put Pakistan onto the path of progress and prosperity.

He also stressed that strict adherence to merit and transparency should be upheld in the education sector. He said that he was cognizant of the issues facing the Islamia University and assured his full support to resolve them. The president said that the government was trying its best to overcome energy crises and the appreciation in rupee value, increase in foreign reserves and the upward trend of stock market index are the signs that country’s economy has put on the right track due to the positive policies being adopted by the government.

He further stated that the concept of trade instead of aid after achieving the status of GSP Plus has opened new avenues for economic stability of Pakistan. Punjab Governor Chaudry Muhammad Sarwar - who is also the chancellor of the university - underscored the need for focusing on faculty development programmes in educational institutions in order to enable them to impart quality education to students.

In his welcome address, Acting Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Rao Muhammad Afzal Khan said that for the first time in Pakistan, online admission system has been launched in the Islamia University under which forty thousand applications have been received which shows that the university is playing the role of leading institution of South Punjab. President Mamnoon also distributed certificates, degrees, gold medals and silver medals among the position holders in different disciplines from PhD to Masters level of Session 2010 of the Islamia University.

 

Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk

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