A session for aspirants of admission to law degree programme was held at the Government College University Lahore under the auspices of its newly-established Allama Iqbal Law School on Saturday.
Eminent lawyer and old Ravian Naeem Bokhari chaired the session, which was also addressed by Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi.
In his address, the VC said the country needs law experts with strong character, adding that the university’s Allama Iqbal Law School would also focus on ethics, character building and personality development of law students besides imparting world-class education of local and international laws.
The VC said Bokhari has come back to his GCU Lahore almost after 55 years and the same is the case with eminent spiritual scholar and old Ravian Prof Ahmad Rafique Akhtar, who visited GCU last week after 60 years.
Prof Zaidi believed the interaction with these eminent scholars is highly crucial for the grooming of students as they expose them to real-world life experiences, and students get to understand the insights and perspective of an expert of that field.
In his address, Naeem Bokhari shared his life experiences with the young Ravians and aspirants of admission to law degree programme, saying law is a subject relevant to day-to-day life and students must attain excellence in it.
He said that happiness and contentment are more important in life than success, money and fame. “Happiness is an attitude of travelling through life. “Difficulties would come but you should face with dignity,” he said.
The eminent lawyer said “your life is made by the choices you make at different stages.” He also believed that people pay for their bad deeds in this life before the afterlife.
He also shared the background incidents and meanings of different verses from the poetry of Munir Naizi, Nasir Kazmi, Habib Jalib and Faiz Ahmed Faiz.
Bokahri narrated different interesting incidents from his student life and remembered the teachers of GCU Lahore who, he said, played a great role in his life.
He congratulated the Vice Chancellor on initiating law degree programme as well as other new programmes. He showed his pleasure that GC is in good hands.
