SWABI: Physicist Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy and other speakers during a function here on Monday asked the government to establish a national institution to find genius youths and provide them with the required world class facilities to complete higher education in their respective fields to ensure national development.

They were addressing the concluding ceremony of the three-day Engineering Fest at the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology here.

Organised by the American Society for Mechanical Engineering (ASME), GIK Institute chapter, academicians and students of various universities from across the country participated in the event.

Dr Hoodbhoy said there was no shortage of talent in the country, while the discovery of brilliant students in different fields could help the country achieve durable economic prosperity and political stability.

Three-day Engineering Fest concludes at GIK Institute

He said no one found the talent of Prof Abdul Salam, who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979 with two others, when he was enrolled in the Punjab University, but when he joined the world’s famous university, Cambridge, the academicians realised his competency and as a result, he reached the new heights of his career.

Dr Hoodbhoy said acquiring knowledge of both natural and social sciences was vital for people to help the country grow.

He said no one could deny the importance of mother tongue but when the question of advanced knowledge arose, the regional languages could work only until eighth grade and after that if someone wanted to excel in his/her field he/she should have good understanding of English language.

Political activist Jibran Nasir said the role of academicians and students was imperative for the country’s development.

Entrepreneur Rehman Allahwala said when students used their skills and capability and work with determination, they could excel in diverse fields, especially in industry.

Earlier, ASME president Hamza Farooq said the participants presented their views and exchange ideas while learning that where the present technological world was moving and what the requirements of the industry were in current times.

Also, the All Pakistan E-Gaming Competition was held in the institute.

The event was organised by the GIK Institute Netronix Society.

President of the society Faraz Hyder said 150 students of universities and educational institutions participated in the competition, which was divided in different games and the modern laboratories of the institute were used by participants in the three days contest.

Published in Dawn, November 19th, 2019