Islamabad 3rd April 2019; Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri  has said that education for all is the only way to tackle socio-economic issues and other challenges the country being faced at present including extremisms, terrorism and sectarianism. He said that it is an era of knowledge based  economy and no society can develop without knowledge and information. He also said that incumbet government under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran khan is taking special measures to refrom the education system and to bring it upto modern standards. He expressed these views while addressing the Seminar on “Reforming Education Sector of Pakistan ,and our Social Responsibility” organized by National Council of Social Welfare at Islamabad on Wednesday.

He said that Islam stresses education for all especially educating the girls because a woman educated means the whole society is educated. He mentioned that present government is taking practicle steps to refrom the education system in the country and is fully cognizant of its responsibility for imparting education. He stressed that 100% enrolment should be realized by the incumbent government by lessening the drop out rate. He metioned  the slogan of “ Each one – Teach one” to be followed . While stressing on the need of spreading education he said that we all have to strive  with commitment, honesy and hard work to spread education for all because it is the only way of development of the country.  He appreciated the  efforts of National Council of Social Welfare for organizing seminar on such important matter and stressed the need to enrol  the trash pickers and child labor on priortity. Deputy Speaker also urged the need to incorporate Islamic values and teaching with in the curriculum in accordance with the ideology of Islam.

Dr. Nadeem Malik Chairman  National Council of Social Welfare expressed his gratitud for the Deputy Speaker to attend this seminar and  appreciated the present government’s concern to spread education for all. 

He said that National Council of Social Welfare  is playing a role of creating bridge among different voluntary social welfare organizations to consolidate their efforts for bringing positive change in the society. The seminar was attended by Parliamentary Secretary for Religious Affairs Aftab Jahangir, Parliamentary Secretary for Kashmir Affairs Ms. Sobia Kamal, renowned educationists, representatives of civil society, Senior Officers of Federal Ministries and large number of students of different educational institutions.