Pakistan Moves Forward On Path Of Development After Combating Terrorism

President Arif Alvi has said Pakistan is poised to move forward on the path of development after successfully countering extremism and terrorism

ISLAMABAD (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / NNI - 19th March, 2019) President Arif Alvi has said Pakistan is poised to move forward on the path of development after successfully countering extremism and terrorism.Addressing the degree awarding ceremony of Iqra University here on Tuesday, he said the security forces of Pakistan rendered immense sacrifices to eliminate terrorism.

He said whilst Pakistan has come out of extremism, other countries including the one in our neighbor is plunging into it. He said the world should learn from our experiences and successes in the war on terror.The President said Pakistan is a compassionate society.

He pointed out that whilst western countries are closing their borders for immigrants, Pakistan has been hosting two point five million Afghan refugees for the last three decades on humanitarian grounds.Referring to the recent standoff with India, President Arif Alvi said our government demonstrated great maturity.

He said Pakistan has constantly been advocating for peace with India and also released its pilot as a goodwill gesture. He said the world has also recognized Pakistan's peace overtures.Arif Alvi said this nation has pinned great hopes and expectations with their young lot and they need to come forward to make this country a truly educated and emancipated country from all social ills.He said the educated lot has a responsibility towards the society including towards the twenty million children who are out of school.Referring to the knowledge revolution, the President said we have to promote digital learning in order to keep pace with the development.

He appreciated the role of Iqra University in this regard. He stressed that our educational institutions need to set standards of quality education for others to emulate. NNI