President Alvi stresses need for filling scientific knowledge gap.

ISLAMABAD -- President Dr. Arif Alvi on Tuesday urged Ummah to develop scientific knowledge to cover the gap between developed and developing countries.

He made these remarks in his address to the inaugural session of the Global A-Farabi forum organised jointly by COMSTECH and the government of Kazakhstan.

President of Pakistan pointed out that the pace of scientific developments in the present era is so rapid that will widen the gap further between the developed and developing Muslim countries if immediate and focused actions are not taken.

He identified the spirit of enquiry and boldness as characteristic of the Muslim scientists and philosophers in the glorious days of Muslim science and philosophy.

President mentioned that the COMSTECH is the only major institution in OIC, established for the socio-economic development of the Ummah through the application of science and technology. He urged the OIC member states to join hands with this prestigious institution and work together for the renaissance of the Ummah. He said that COMSTECH is only institution of OIC hosted by Pakistan and lauded its efforts for promotion of scientific cooperation and the uplift of the OIC countries.

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The opening session was also addressed by the Coordinator General COMSTECH, Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Assistant Secretary General of OIC, Ambassador Askar Mussinov, Dr. Darkhan Kydyrali, President International Turkic Academy and Kazakhstan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Berik Aryn. All the speakers emphasised the need of the advancement of science and technology in the OIC member states and resolved to follow the tradition of the renowned Muslim scholar Abu-Nasr Al-Farabi to recapture the golden era of the Ummah.

Coordinator General COMSTECH, Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary in his address announced that COMSTECH and the Turkic Academy would continue the tradition set by this Global Al-Farabi Forum by...