Outgoing students urged to be empathetic to fellow citizens

Punjab governor advises students to embrace gratitude as main trait of their personality

RAWALPINDI:

Punjab Governor and Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU) Rawalpindi Chancellor Balighur Rehman urged the outgoing students to be empathetic to fellow citizens as they were venturing out to start their careers.

He was speaking at the 20th convocation of the FWUJ held at the Jinnah Convention Center, Islamabad.

He added that as the Chancellor, it gave him great pleasure to celebrate this proud moment with the graduates and their parents. He also appreciated the graduating students’ years of toil and pursuit of intellectual excellence that had brought them to the gateway of their future dreams.

“You represent the future of Pakistan and I can clearly see that your future is very bright. Your success is our success and the success of the university and everyone involved with this institution. Whichever direction life takes you, whether it’s a job career or entrepreneurship, or any other occupation of your choice, your success is the only thing we pray for,” he added.

He also advised the students to embrace gratitude as a main character trait of their personality alongside empathy.

“Be thankful and considerate towards those helping you in achieving the scores of milestones of your life irrespective of their positions. In this regard, there is no one more deserving than your parents and teachers who have led you towards a progressive lifestyle by making you a promising citizen of the country,” he said.

A total of 1,255 degrees including 12 PhD, 238 MS and M Phil degrees and 47 gold and 30 silver medals were awarded to students in different discipline.

Earlier, FWUJ Vice Chancellor Dr Saima Hamid appreciated the students’ hard work, outstanding achievements and their parents’ commitment to excellence in education and emphasised the hope that the students would make optimal use of the productive, creative and inventive professional skillsets that the university had imparted them with. She said that studying at the university has encouraged them to uphold ethical and value-based standards and prove themselves as responsible citizens of Pakistan.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 28^th, 2023.