SARGODHA, Oct 12: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has urged students of the local PAF Public School to devote their attention to character-building and attaining higher standards of education.

He was addressing a function organized to mark the golden jubilee celebrations of the school here on Saturday evening, which was attended by old Sargodhians from the United Kingdom, United States, Bangladesh and from across the country.

He lauded the commitment of the faculty for maintaining higher standards of education at the prestigious institution.

The president said he was delighted to see about three dozen Bangladesh Sargodhians who had come to attend the golden jubilee. He asked them to forget the bitter past and help develop stronger and mutually beneficial relations between the two countries.

President Musharraf unveiled the plaque of a monument built to mark the golden jubilee celebrations of the school.

Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat, who also studied at the school, praised the standard maintained by the school.

Lt-Gen Ehsanul Haq, ISI Director-General, also a Sargodhian, and former chairman, Joint Chiefs of the Staff Committee, Air Marshal Farooq Feroz Khan retired, also attended the celebrations.—APP