HUNZA: President Mamnoon Hussain on Saturday urged the students of Gilgit Baltistan to equip themselves with the latest education and serve the nation by utilizing all their capabilities and energies.
He said the main objective of providing the highest educa
tional facilities in the far-flung areas like Hunza should not be taken as means for merely seeking government jobs, bu
t the aim should be serving the motherland and nation as the builders of modern world.
He was addressing the i
nauguration ceremony of Hunza campus of Karakorum Interna
tional University.
GB Governor Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Vice Chancellor Karakorum University Dr Khalil Ahmed, faculty members and students were present.
The president observed to achieve these objectives they had to take a stride further by educating the youth abou
t the larger benefits of their studies.
Today’s world has changed manifold in which the human resources along with natural resources have acquired greater significance, he said.
The president said, “The nations with limited natural resources are also being considered as rich ones because the reason for their progress and prosperity was hidden in the promotion of human resources and its better utilization.”
He said the university would continue playing its role in this regard and expressed his satisfaction over the establishment of CPEC cell by the university. He also expressed his pleasure over the setting up Hunza campus and prayed for its expansio
n. He also referred to the historic background of Hunza, saying that its valiant inhabitants had faced the Dogra repressive rule with bravery and secured their freedom.
This land of high mountains and beautif
ul valleys with cascading brooks became a part of Pakistan owing to that historic struggle, he noted.
The president said the people of this region had done miraculous deeds, including the part played in the construction of Silk Road, followed by this century’s wonder in the shape of CPEC.
Published in Daily Times, August 27th 2017.
