Islamabad: 23 May: “The youth of the nation should utilize their skills and knowledge for national interest”. It was said by renowned scientist and Mohsin-e-Pakistan Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, while addressing to the seminar on “Role of Youth-to defend the Motherland” at the Quaid-e-Azam Auditorium of the Faisal Masjid Campus of the International Islamic University, Islamabad here on Tuesday. The seminar was organized by Class Representatives Council (CRs) of the International Islamic University Islamabad. Dr. Ghulam Yasin Chouhan, Dean Faculty of Engineering & Technology, IIUI, Dr. Safeer Awan , Students Advisor, (Male) IIUI and a large number of students attended the seminar. Dr. Safeer Awan, and student Tayyab Aziz also spoke at the seminar.
Dr. A.Q Khan said that the mother land have ample resources which need to be explore and flourish with facilities & opportunities. He urges the students to become Ambassador of their own culture and civilization, as we are rich in both. Dr. Khan was on the view that only the youth can save the deteriorated status of our society through education and rational decisions as they are more than 48 per cent registered voters. Upon the power crisis in the country, Dr. A.Q Khan added that we should reserve the rain water to utilize it for producing power, expanding fisheries and cultivating land to emphasize on our own production. He further added that students should take part in the politics but do not indulge in unproductive activities, they should respect the views of each other and incase of any difference in opinion they should not be violent. While talking on the role of the youth in the society, he said that the society should provide youth, an ample access to education to confine their thinking only towards knowledge and research. Mohsin-e Pakistan Dr. A.Q Khan further said that Pakistan have multiple resources which demands from the youth to come forward and honestly lead the nation to bring prosper in the country.
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