No nation can progress without quality education: PM

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that no nation can progress without equipping its youth with good and quality education. Addressing the groundbreaking ceremony of Hyderabad University, the prime minister said dispensation of justice and provision of education are the two pillars of the idea of ‘Naya Pakistan’. He also said the government believes in investing in the human capital of Pakistan to ensure durable development and progress. He said education provides the real security to a country and the nation. He said no society can progress without imparting quality education. The premier said a skilled and educated youth can play a pivotal role in uplifting a country and elimination of poverty. He said higher education is a pivot for progress and development and Hyderabad University will be developed on technical and scientific grounds. PM Khan assured full support of the federal government in the establishment and development of the Hyderabad University. Imran Khan further said that Al-Qadir University is being established in the private sector at Sohawa in Jehlum, where science and Sufism will be taught to promote tolerance and present true picture of Islam. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U79W6VjgW3w On the occasion, Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood said Higher Education Commission has forwarded a project costing two billion rupees for the establishment of Hyderabad University, which will be approved. He said soon land will also be acquired for the University. The minister said curriculum will be upgraded to the requirements of the present times. He said special focus is being made on quality and standard setting in the domain of higher education. Minister for Information Technology Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui thanked the prime minister for fulfilling the longstanding demand of the people of Hyderabad. He said the University will play its due role in equipping the youth of the area with modern knowledge, which will become foundation of a prosperous Pakistan. Governor Sindh Imran Ismail said establishment of the Hyderabad University was the common desire of both PTI and the MQM.