Speakers here at the monthly socio-literary programme of Nazriya Pakistan Council (NPC) on Sunday called for a uniformity of syllabus, the provision of justice, and freedom of faith for every Pakistani.
The literati of the twin cities, who took part in the monthly Nuqta-i-Nazar programme, were of the view that the progress of an individual and that of a society were co-related in all aspects. “Therefore, it is imperative for everybody to do their best to achieve the goals and targets fixed in every sphere of life,” they added.
They said that the foremost target in this regard should be to abide by rules and regulations set by society in the form of its law. They also called for the implementation of a uniform syllabus, justice, law and order, and freedom of faith for every Pakistani. This would result in the progress of the whole nation, they added.
The topic of the discussion was `Individual and collective targets for 2017 in connection with nation building’.
The discussion, conducted by Anjum Khaleeq, was participated in by scholars and writers, including Dr Saba Javed, Dr Naheed Akhtar, Wafa Chishti, educationist Muhammad Akram, Tazeen Akhtar, Munira Shameem, Salma Siddiqui, Shaida Chishti, Khaleeq ur Rehman, Nawaz Satti, Haider Farooq, and others.
In his address, Faredullah Khan said, “It is high time for us to establish our identity as Pakistani only, instead of giving any reference to our casts, creeds, languages or provinces. This is the spirit of the ideology of Pakistan set forth by the Quaid-i-Azam and Allama Iqbal.”
He also maintained that the NPC took it as an obligation to safeguard and promote the ideology of Pakistan.
NPC Senior Executive Member Fareedullah Khan presided over the session while eminent scholar and educationist Prof Iqbal Afaqi was the chief guest.