Quality education imperative for sustainable economic growth, prosperity: Engr Amir Muqam

MANSEHRA
Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan Affairs, Engr Amir Muqam here Friday said that quality education was vital for achieving sustainable economic growth and prosperity of Pakistan.
Addressing the Annual Parents Day function at Pakistan Scouts Cadet College Batrasi here, Engr Amir Muqam said that the country was confronted to various challenges including terrorism that would be addressed through collective efforts.
He said that Pakistan was our country blessed with all natural resources and we need to work for its prosperity collectively to achieve heights of success.
He said the nation had shown resilience and strength to overcome on all challenges whether it was 2005 devastated earthquake, 2010 floods or terrorism issues.
Lauding the educational services and rich contribution of the passed out students of Cadet College Batrasi in development of Pakistan, the Federal Minister said that students were the future of Pakistan as they are the one whom would shoulder the future responsibilities.
He urged parents to keep close eyes on their children’s education performance, sports and daily work imperative for their safe and bright future.
Engr Amir Muqam said that a handful of propagandists through fake and misleading news on social media were trying to misguide the youth for their vested interests but such negative elements were not succeed in their nefarious designs.
He advised students to follow truths and reject all those elements whom were spreading lies in a bid to pollut young minds to achieve their nefarious goals.
He said that Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif were working tirelessly to take the country’s out of existing challenges.
Due to Govt effective monetary and economic polices, the price hike came to single digit and stock exchange moved to upward trejectory.
Engr Amir Muqam recalled the October 8, 2005 devastated earthquake when almost the entire Hazara division especially Mansehra district were badly affected and lauded the management of Cadet College Batrasi for continuation of the studies despite damages to its inforstructure by the powerful quake.
He said martyrs of Pakistan were our real heroes and due to their sacrfices today we are living without any fear.
Engr Amir Muqam said that Cadet College Batrasi was a prime education institute where students of all provinces of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir were enrolled and getting quality education. He said that people of erstwhile Fata had rendered great sacrfices for Pakistan and their seats in the College should be intact.
He said that the passed students of the College has proved their mettle in all fields in the country and abroad.
The Federal Minister advised the college management to prepare PC-1 of the required projects before starting practical work on it.
Earlier, Principal of the College presented welcome address and thanked the Federal Minister Engr Amir Muqam for gracing the patents day function as Chief Guest.
Besides faculty and students, the function was also attended by students and their parents in large numbers.