knowledge is a key of Prosperity and progress : Iqbal Channer

Lahore : Provincial Minister for Cooperative and Chairman CDA Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channer has said that knowledge is a key which would unlock the doors of Prosperity and progress to make Pakistan an egalitarian state and society.

He made these remarks while speaking as a Chief Guest at award giving ceremony to the position holders of Intermediate annual examination 2016, at Board Auditorium, here, today.

The ceremony was attended by MNA Begum Perveen Masood Bhatti, Chiarman Education Board Professor Rana Masood Akhter, Director Colleges Professor Dr. Mahmood-ul-Hassan, Principal Sadiq Public School Professor Nauman Qureshi, Principal Punjab College Baqir Hashmi, Principal Superior College Zahoor Chohan, Chairman Union Council Bilal Baluch, Fargham Ishtiaq, Maqbool Joiya, Principals of educational institutes, Staff of Education Board, Position Holder students with their parents and other officers and officials of the concerned departments.

“Chief Minister Punjab’s developmental paradigm is based on promoting state of the art education system which is amply reflected in government’s stringent drive by enrolling 1.4 million new students into the school system along-with  recruiting 1 lakh and 35 thousand teachers to strengthen the public education system”, He noted.

He further said that Government of Punjab has also established computer labs in 6 thousand schools which are aimed to promote computer literacy in the province. Provincial Minister Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channer also said that Government has acquired land to establish Bahawalpur women university near Airport road while university of animal sciences was also being established to provide modern veterinary facilities for the cholistani live stock in Bahawalpur Division.

Member of standing committee for information and broadcasting MNA Begum Perveen Masood Bhatti highly appreciated the outstanding performance of students in the examination. She hoped that these hardworking brilliant students would provide future leadership which would bring grace and glory for our motherland.

Chairman Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Rana Masood Akhter briefed the audience that as many as 42662 candidates appeared while 24664 passed the intermediate examination.

Later, Provincial Minister Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channer, MNA Begum Perveen Masood Bhatti and Chairman Education Board Rana Masood Akhter gave away medals, shields and certificates among the position holders. At the end a smartly turned out contingent of police saluted the position holders.