ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain asserted that research based education is vital to help Pakistan attain economic self reliance.
“Only those nations flourish which have solid educational foundation and give priority to research and scientific development,” the President stated, addressing an event on the importance of education in the national economy, at the Air University.
President Mamnoon remarked that education is the only way of reforming societies and giving economic self-reliance to nations.
He emphasised on the need to adopt modern practices in the educational field, to achieve the goal of economic independence, by introducing revolutionary research methods particularly in higher education sector.”Such concepts should be promoted to make youth useful citizens of society”, he added.
Muslim history is full of exemplary personalities who contributed significantly for the benefit of mankind, he said, adding that Muslim societies lack the ambitious heritage of their forefathers by neglecting education and research.
The president urged the nation to support national development projects particularly China Pakistan Economic Corridor for a bright prosperous future.
He asked the nation to be aware of those who were creating hurdles in national development by opposing foreign investment.
He declared that Pakistan would become an important country in the region within the next decade.
“Previous governments wasted national resources and did not pay heed to the projects of education and health,” he stated.
The President noted that the present government was investing in education sector; however more efforts are needed to achieve the target of allocating 4 percent of GDP for this sector.
Lastly, the president expressed the hope that Air University, being a subsidiary institute of prestigious Pakistan Air Force, would make positive contribution in the field of education.
