KARACHI: Pakistan cricket captain Sarfaraz Ahmed insisted that strengthening the youth will strengthen Pakistan. “If we want to progress as a nation then we must strengthen our youth. The educated youth are the future of Pakistan and they will make us proud in the future too,” he said at a seminar ‘Healthy youth: strong nation’ at the University of Karachi on Monday.

The seminar was organised by KU’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, in connection with Pakistan Day, where the skipper said that teachers play a crucial role in building a society. Teachers should impart quality education to the students and they should also enable them to cope with future challenges. The students must not forget their teachers after succeeding in life.

Singer and social worker Shehzad Roy said that he was happy to witness an environment at KU where people were free to express their opinion. He mentioned that such positive activities bring stability to a society.

KU Vice Chancellor Professor Mohammad Ajmal Khan said that society cannot become the paradigm of welfare and progress without an ideological revolution. He claimed that there was no shortage of skills in our young generation. He advised that the need of the hour was for the youth to become more tolerant.

Published in Dawn, March 26th, 2019