Malala Yousafzai. PHOTO FILE
SWAT:
It is important to promote tolerance for the restoration of peace in society and a collective approach should be adopted to promote education in the region.
This was said by Malala Yousafzai on Sunday as she addressed people in Wadodia Hall, Swat via video link. Teachers, researchers, local leaders and many young people were in attendance.
Yousafzai’s talk was tied in with the National Youth Award, the nominations of which are announced every year around June. Yousafzai said she was part of various youth initiative programmes and “learns a lot and gets courage from them”.
“Initiatives should be taken for the promotion of education on an emergency basis.” The entire city should join hands and support education in the region until no one here is left uneducated, said the young activist.
Addressing the audience, senior journalist Talat Hussain said the people of Malakand and Swat have striven hard for stability. Everyone should learn from the youth there and work for the betterment of society.
People from 10 different fields were given awards for their performances.
Iffat Nasir, who received the award for the best teacher in the area, said, “The war here is over and now people should come forward to spread knowledge.”
They should be given the opportunity to come forward and lead the nation, said Nasir.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 19th, 2014.
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