Teachers have a key role to play in national development and nation-building.

BAHAWALPUR -- The four-day high-level consultative meeting on Education Policy-2021 on the direction of Federal Ministry of Education and Vocational Training at Islamia University Bahawalpur (IUB) concluded here on Thursday.

The closing session was presided over by Vice-Chancellor of Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Prof. Dr Sajjad Ahmad Khan while Commissioner Bahawalpur Division Capt (retd) Zafar Iqbal was the chief guest on this occasion.

The commissioner addressed the gathering and appreciated the convening of a high-level consultative meeting on National Education Policy at IUB. He said the teachers have a key role to play in national development and nation-building.

The education is not a teacher's profession but a mission. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah had clarified the educational policy in his speech at Dhaka University immediately after the establishment of Pakistan.

He said that a large part of the resources would be devoted to the education sector. We need to focus on research and development and keep ourselves abreast of rapidly changing global conditions. In this regard, teachers should prepare students for this global competitive race.

In his address, IUB Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr Athar Mahboob said that knowledge is the great heritage of Muslims and the convening of Muslim Education Conference by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was an important milestone for the promotion of education in the Indian subcontinent. The IUB which was established on the model of Al-Azhar University, is a continuation of this great intellectual heritage.

Immediately after the formation of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah convened an education conference.

The IUB brings together stakeholders on a platform for consultation on important issues of national importance and provides an opportunity for discussion and debate. The recommendations of this four-day consultative meeting will be sent to the Federal...

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