SOHAWA: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday, terming education vital for national development, said that preparing knowledgeable and talented youngsters with moral strength was the need of the hour.
Addressing a ceremony at Al Qadir University, he emphasised an education system that acted as a means of self-development and a source of bringing positive change in the society.
Two years ago, the prime minister had laid the foundation-stone of the university with the objective of making the institution a cradle of science and spirituality.
PM Imran said that knowledge was the main element that distinguished between humans and animal species, and emphasised the significance of literacy meeting the needs of both contemporary world and the hereafter.
He stressed academic research at university with the purpose of benefitting humanity and said that it was time to prepare youngsters to adopt best learning practices to acquire knowledge.
He said that he wanted to transform the system of Al Qadir University similar to that of Egypt’s Al Azhar University, a prestigious institution of the world.
He desired introduction of scholarships for hardworking and brilliant students at Al Qadir University to help them carry out studies and contribute to the country’s development.
Besides taking inspiration from the West in technological development, he said, there were several aspects of their culture such as truth and honesty, that merited replication.
He mentioned that the corrupt practice of vote-purchase, as recently seen in Pakistan polls, was out of question for the western leadership and parliaments.
Earlier, the prime minister planted a sapling in the premises of Al Qadir University.
