Asian Youth Peace Conference ends on high note

The Asian Youth Peace Conference and festival ended on Friday, leaving behind an almost tangible sense of inspiration and enthusiasm for learning by doing. The theme of the first panel discussion of the day was “Extremism, an alarming phenomenon for Asian youth”, in which the panelists discussed the roots of extremism in the modern era. Colonel Aizaz, Ajmal Jami and the khateeb of Badshahi Mosque spoke on the issue with a very special regard for what the youth thought about the origins of and the media hype around extremism, and what role the religious leaders had been playing in promoting or curbing extremism among the youth of the nation. Singer Abrar-ul-Haq, the chief guest of the closing ceremony, spoke about the importance of the youth’s role in a time of such instability in the country. He shared his experiences in youth development efforts by the youth parliament. He has asked youngsters to try for an assembled and revolutionised society and urged the youth delegates to take away a practical message with them to build a new human being within themselves and to realise their tremendous potential to move on in life. Omair Jalianwala took a short session on a recap of the learning process which delegates had been observing during the three days of the conference and festival. At the end, he arranged a few activities to take up a commitment from the delegates that they would make themselves capable.