I owe you: PM has tea with teacher
PM invites his former professor over and announces assistance for him.
LAHORE:
Prime Minister (PM) Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani lauding nation’s teachers declared them the architects of future generations and added that they have a tremendous responsibility towards education as well as building the character of their young disciples.
The PM stressed the nation could meet all challenges if its future leaders were fully equipped and motivated to take them on with the right mindset.
Gilani was speaking at his DHA residence here, on Monday, to Prof RA Khan who was his English teacher at Government College (GC) in 1974.
According to the PM’s media cell press release, he said the present government had been focused while framing the Educational Policy, which would not only provide incentives to teachers but also help improve the teaching profession.
He said the provincial government too needed to pay particular attention to the welfare of teachers.
The PM said that the character certificate Prof Khan gave him, in his own hand-writing, was his “precious asset”. He quoted the words written by his teacher regarding his superior organising skills.
Earlier, Gilani personally received the professor and his family at his residence. He inquired after his health and well being.
The teacher was delighted to see his old student and said, “What I remember of him is that he was a quiet student who was focused on his studies and used to dress well. He was very friendly with his class mates.” The professor said that he was proud of the position Gilani had achieved.
The PM announced Rs1 million as special assistance to Prof Khan and his family. Prof Khan migrated from Mumbai to Pakistan in 1947 to join Government College, Lahore, as a student when Ahmad Shah Bokhari (Patras Bokhari) was the GC principal. Later, Prof RA Khan joined GC as an English lecturer in 1958 and retired in 1991. He is now 81 and has a wife and two children.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 12th, 2011.
Prime Minister (PM) Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani lauding nation’s teachers declared them the architects of future generations and added that they have a tremendous responsibility towards education as well as building the character of their young disciples.
The PM stressed the nation could meet all challenges if its future leaders were fully equipped and motivated to take them on with the right mindset.
Gilani was speaking at his DHA residence here, on Monday, to Prof RA Khan who was his English teacher at Government College (GC) in 1974.
According to the PM’s media cell press release, he said the present government had been focused while framing the Educational Policy, which would not only provide incentives to teachers but also help improve the teaching profession.
He said the provincial government too needed to pay particular attention to the welfare of teachers.
The PM said that the character certificate Prof Khan gave him, in his own hand-writing, was his “precious asset”. He quoted the words written by his teacher regarding his superior organising skills.
Earlier, Gilani personally received the professor and his family at his residence. He inquired after his health and well being.
The teacher was delighted to see his old student and said, “What I remember of him is that he was a quiet student who was focused on his studies and used to dress well. He was very friendly with his class mates.” The professor said that he was proud of the position Gilani had achieved.
The PM announced Rs1 million as special assistance to Prof Khan and his family. Prof Khan migrated from Mumbai to Pakistan in 1947 to join Government College, Lahore, as a student when Ahmad Shah Bokhari (Patras Bokhari) was the GC principal. Later, Prof RA Khan joined GC as an English lecturer in 1958 and retired in 1991. He is now 81 and has a wife and two children.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 12th, 2011.