ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Wednesday again
made it clear that no country can survive without education as it is
the only tool that can get rid of the menace of extremism and
terrorism.
Prime Minister Gilani expressed these views while
addressing in a simple but dignified inaugural ceremony of Model School
at the Islamabad Staff Colony.
The Prime Minister attributed
the current rise in extremism, violence, religious bigotry and falling
moral standards in the failure to recognize its women as effective
tools for social harmony and national reconstruction.
“So all of us must forge complete unity and join hands in making this dream a reality,” he said.
Prime
Minister Gilani said terrorism and extremism were a major threat to the
country and the entire nation had stood together to fight the threat.
The prime minister said the terrorists challenged the writ of the
government and brought a bad name to the country.
He said there was a need to dispel the wrong perception about Islam by imparting education across the country.
He
said, “Literacy, for sure, is the lifeline of any developed country and
there is, thus, no denial to the fact that it alone is pivotal to human
progress, most important key to development, and so vital for poverty
alleviation.”
No civilized society can afford this sorry state
of affairs and no nation can break the shackles of poverty and disease
by remaining illiterate and ignorant.
The prime minister said
Islam makes it mandatory on its believers for every endeavor to seek
knowledge as it regards the seeking of knowledge a sacred duty for all
followers.
Government believes in education to women as they play a pivotal role in our country, he underlined.
He further said that under the 18th amendment, education has been declared mandatory and resources shifted to provinces.
Earlier,
PM Gilani inaugurated Boys and Girls Model School. It has been told
that more than 100 million rupees will be spent on it. Online
