Government College University (GCU), Lahore on Wednesday organised a one-day seminar on “Iqbal’s Philosophy and Contemporary Pakistan,” (Faqr-e-Iqbal and Aaj Ka Pakistan) to enlighten the youth about the visionary thoughts of the great national poet.
GCU Vice-Chancellor (VC) Dr Khaliqur Rehman chaired the seminar while Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Member of the National Assembly Ahsan Iqbal was the chief guest. GCU Nazir Ahmed Music Society presented several poems of Iqbal, which were composed by GCU Programme Officer Tariq Farani, an international flutist himself. GCU Debating Society presented an oratorical rendition of Iqbal’s verses in tradition of Zulfiqar Bokhari and Zia Mohaiyuddin. Addressing the seminar, Ahsan pointed that Iqbal made four invaluable contributions for the Pakistan Movement. Noted critic Dr Saadat Saeed said that eradication of economic exploitation was the corner stone of Iqbal’s political thought.
