Prime Minister's Adviser Urges Youths To Follow Principles Of Quaid-e-Azam

Adviser to Prime Minister for Institutional Reforms and Austerity Dr. Ishrat Hussain Tuesday urged the youth to follow Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah's principles to take the country on the path of progress and prosperity.

KARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th Dec, 2018 ) :Adviser to Prime Minister for Institutional Reforms and Austerity Dr. Ishrat Hussain Tuesday urged the youth to follow Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah's principles to take the country on the path of progress and prosperity.

Addressing as a chief guest at the inauguration ceremony of an special exhibition "Portraits of Quaid-e-Azam by Prof Saeed Akhtar" organised by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) at its head office here in connection with 143rd birth anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam, Dr. Ishrat Hussain said over 50 percent of the total population of the country consists of youths and they should follow three golden principles of the Father of the Nation - Unity, Faith and Discipline.

He expressed his pleasure that the SBP celebrated the birth anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam in a unique way by organising an exhibition of his portraits made by Prof. Saeed Akhtar.

He said that the youth be made aware about Quaid's struggle through the art. Youth should be given chances to explore their skills in the field of art.

The PM's Adviser, paying tributes to Quaid-e-Azam, stated the quote of Stanley Wolpert "Few individuals significantly alter the course of history. Fewer still modify the map of the world. Hardly anyone can be credited with creating a nation-state. Muhammad Ali Jinnah did all three".

He said that Father of the Nation Mohammad Ali Jinnah struggled for the creation of a Muslim state without any violence.

Dr. Ishrat Hussain, who is also a former governor of the SBP, said that SBP should also organise such exhibitions in other cities of the country.

He also appreciated the efforts of portrait maker Prof Saeed Akhtar for restoring the portraits.

He recalled about the foundation laying occasion of the museum of the SBP in his tenure as the Governor SBP and thanked that after him all the governors continued the work on the museum.

Earlier in his welcome address, SBP Governor Tariq Bajwa said main objective behind organising the exhibition was to express the affection for the Father of the Nation on his birth anniversary.

He said, "We all should follow the principles of Quaid." He quoted few words from Quaid's speech on the inauguration of the State Bank of Pakistan on July 1, 1948.

"I need hardly dilate on the important role that the State Bank will have to play in regulating the economic life of our country. The monetary policy of the bank will have a direct bearing on our trade and commerce, both inside Pakistan as well as with the outside world and it is only to be desired that your policy should encourage maximum production and a free flow of trade." The SBP Governor said that the SBP was playing a pivotal role in the preservation of national heritage. He said the SBP's Museum and Art Gallery was inaugurated on July 1, 2011 with its one of the main objectives to preserve the cultural heritage of the country.