Dr Mukhtar urges youth to realize significance of changing educational requirements.

Islamabad -- Higher Education Commission (HEC) former chairman Dr Mukhtar Ahmed has stressed the importance of knowledge-based economy and urged youth to realize significance of changing educational trends and requirements.

Dr Mukhtar said Muslims were not that bad like they were being portrayed, adding that history is full of amazing Muslim scientists and physicians who have great contribution in the fields of Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy, Medical, and Surgery.

He said, 'Muslims scientist worked fantastically in the field of Physics and then we lost our directions and priorities that's why we are suffering.' The Subject of Physics and mathematics are very important and crucial ones and indeed a base line for all modern scientific inventions, he added.

The former HEC chairman said that he is very happy to see young generation's determination to grow and learn modern subjects. While encouraging participants of the competition, he said there is no win or lose in the competition and the best thing is that you are here and competing at national level and struggling to qualify for the International Level competition.

Dr Mukhtar said this while addressing concluding ceremony of National Competition of Young Physicists at Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi. PYPT serves as a qualification round tournament to select students for representing Pakistan as a in the international competitions.

According to details, the International Young Physicists' Tournament (IYPT) takes place in Pakistan every year. This year competition was organized by Department of Physics, FJWU in collaboration with 'Pakistan Young Physicist's Tournament' (PYPT).

The former chairman said that we, as senior academia, will provide the best...