ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan has said dispensation of justice andprovision of education are the two pillars of the idea of Naya Pakistan.
Addressing the groundbreaking ceremony of Hyderabad University in Islamabadthis evening, he said no nation can progress without equipping its youthwith good and quality education.
The Prime Minister said government believes in investing in the humancapital of the country to ensure durable development and progress. He saideducation provides the real security to a country and the nation. He saidno society can progress without imparting quality education. He said askilled and educated youth can play a pivotal role in uplifting a countryand elimination of poverty. He said higher education is a pivot forprogress and development and Hyderabad University will be developed ontechnical and scientific grounds.
He assured full support of the federal government in the establishment anddevelopment of the Hyderabad University.
Imran Khan also said that Al-Qadir University is being established in theprivate sector at Sohawa in Jehlum, where science and Sufism will be taughtto promote tolerance and present true picture of Islam.
Earlier speaking on the occasion, Minister for Federal Education andProfessional Training Shafqat Mehmood said Higher Education Commission hasforwarded a project costing two billion rupees for the establishment ofHyderabad University, which will be approved. He said soon land will alsobe acquired for the University.
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Shafqat Mehmood said curriculum will be upgraded to the requirements of thepresent times. He said special focus is being made on quality and standardsetting in the domain of higher education.
Minister for Information Technology Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui thanked theprime minister for fulfilling the longstanding demand of the people ofHyderabad. He said the University will play its due role in equipping theyouth of the area with modern knowledge, which will become foundation of aprosperous Pakistan.
Governor Sindh Imran Ismail said establishment of the Hyderabad Universitywas the common desire of both PTI and the MQM. He said today Imran Khanfulfilled the desire and need of establishment of a university inPakistan’s third largest city, which was deprived of an institution ofhigher learning.
