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President urges Muslim unity to meet challenges* Mamnoon stresses importance of Muslim states’ help to Pakistan
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ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Saturday urged the Muslim world to forge unity against the challenges confronting it, to achieve a dignified status for the Muslims from across the world.
“Pakistan is an important part of the Muslim world and the cooperation of Muslim states to help the country meet prevailing challenges would be of utmost importance,” said the president while addressing the 9th Convocation of the International Islamic University. He said Pakistan attached great value to its ties with Saudi Arabia and wanted to strengthen these with each passing day. The convocation marked the awarding of degrees to 8,923 graduates of PhD, MPhil, Master’s and Bachelor’s classes since 2009 besides conferment of an honorary doctorate degree on Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud by the university.
The event was also attended by IIU Pro Chancellor Professor Dr Suliman A Aba Al-Khail, IIU Rector Professor Dr Masoom Yasinzai, IIU President Dr Ahmad Yousif A Al-Draiweesh and thousands of graduating students and their respective families. The president also expressed his honour by awarding the honorary PhD degree in politics and international relations to Saudi king in recognition of his services in the field of regional and international politics.
He thanked the Muslim countries for extending cooperation to the IIU as well as Pakistan and said that the Muslim states would have to support each other amidst the prevailing challenges. He said Pakistan’s role in the region would gain much importance as the country was going to set up economic corridor linking Gwadar with Kashghar to trigger economic activity in the region. He advised the graduating students to fulfil their responsibilities whatsoever they are, in their practical lives, as sincerity and dedication to the duties would ensure country’s deliverance from numerous issues. President Mamnoon also felicitated the new graduates for their success and their parents for their valuable support.
President Mamnoon, also the chancellor the IIU, said the convocations were important milestones in the lives of students as well as academic institutes. For students these ceremonies marked culmination of their academic careers and a beginning of their practical phase of life, he added. He wished all the graduating students success in the wider and larger world that they would enter and the university continued success in its mission of imparting quality education to the students and equipping them with skills and knowledge.
He said since its establishment, IIU had shown remarkable progress offering a wide range of educational services to local as well as foreign students and attained the status of one of the largest public sector universities of the country. With more than 25,000 students in its nine faculties and 42 teaching departments, the university was contributing significantly towards the cause of education in the country, he added. He said the enrolment of students from over 45 countries made this university a multi-cultural seat of learning and the presence of nearly 10,000 female students on the roll of university was also heartening.
The president appreciated the university’s achievements in the fields of engineering, technology, computer and software engineering where the presence of women in all branches of knowledge secured another landmark for the institution.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk