International islamic university islamabad. PHOTO : FILE
ISLAMABAD:
The future of the country rests with its youth who must step up and play their part in line with the vision of Quaid-i-Azam.
This was stated as a two-day conference on “Quaid’s Vision of Pakistan” kicked off at the Faisal Mosque Campus of the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) on Thursday. The conference has been organised by the Islamic Research Institute (IRI) of the varsity under the ‘Nojuwanan-e-Pakistan’ (The Youth of Pakistan) initiative of Paigham-e-Pakistan.
A large number of students, along with teachers, hailing from various universities including, IIUI, the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) Multan, Pir Mehar Ali Shah (PMAS) Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi, GC Lahore, GCU for Women Faisalabad, UoL, Karakoram University, Khyber Medical University and University of Gujrat were in attendance.
IIUI President Dr Ahmed Yousif Al-Draiweesh spoke about the vision of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Iqbal and the role of Muslim youth in the world.
He highlighted the IIUI goals in light of Quaid-i-Azam’s vision. The IIUI, he said, since its inception has focused on building society, character building of youth and dissemination of Islamic values. Talking about Pakistan and Saudi Arabia ties, he said that the two are brethren countries who have shared grief and happiness.
Dr Al-Draiweesh stressed students to remain devoted to the progress of the university and urged them to stay updated with contemporary changes while focus suing on research and discipline.
BZU’s Islamic Research Institute Head Dr Abdul Qadus Zohaib said that the future of the country is in the hands of young people who can play a pivotal role in guiding teachers through projects such as “Paigham-e-Pakistan”.
He suggested that said that the youth can become a source for disseminating love for humanity in light of Islam’s teachings.
Dr Zohaib further said that the dream of progress cannot be fulfilled without youngsters playing their role.
Expressing his views on this occasion, Inter-University Consortium on Social Sciences Coordinator Murtaza Noor said that Jinnah's dream was to build a highly-educated society with skilled youngsters.
In this regard, he recalled that Quaid-i-Azam had bequeathed a large sum of money to the country's leading educational institutions.
Their consortium, he said, aims to provide young people ample opportunities to spread the message about education’s importance.
IIUI AF&P Vice President Dr Muhammad Munir painted a picture of all activities undertaken from the time when the Paigham-e-Pakistan narrative commencement to now.
The national narrative, he said, was a landmark document and today, this message of peace is reaching the wider world through the efforts of the institute and intellectuals.
Earlier, IIUI-IRI Director-General Dr Ziaul Haq encouraged participants to stay united against extremist and separatist organizations in the country.
The youth, he stressed, has a special responsibility towards this nation, especially in the realm of technology.
The youth, he said, should join hands against stereotypical activities which portray the negative image of Pakistan.
Dr Haq also gave a briefing on the purpose and objectives of the conference, he added that over 50,000 students had worked to prepare the “Nojuwanan-e-Pakistan” narrative which is expected to be launched on Friday (today). The unveiling will be followed by an exhibition on Paigham-e-Pakistan.
In this connection, some 30 national and international seminars and 12 workshops have been organised in different parts of the country.
During the event, Noor was also conferred with IRI’s Peace Award.
DNA
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