QUETTA: Durable peace is not possible in Balochistan without promoting education in the province, observed educationalists, scholars and members of civil society during a one-day workshop at Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University on Thursday.
In their addresses, the speakers laid stress on the collective role of the government, civil society, teachers, and students for achieving lasting peace, and added that continuity of democracy ensured resolution of issues being confronted by the country.
The workshop titled “Durable Peace Impossible without Promoting Education,” was organised in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Balochistan, where former education minister Zubaida Jalal, MPA Yasmin Lehri, Brigadier (r) Abdul Razaq Baloch, senior journalist Shahzada Zulfikar, Prof Farkhanda, advocate Arbab Tahir and Mir Saadat Baloch spoke.
The speakers said that the law and order situation was improving fast due to the implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) in the country, adding that elected representatives should play their role to resolve problems of the province through effective legislation as parliament was the supreme institution. They also said the people of Balochistan could play an effective role in the progress of their province as they were patriots.
The speakers said that the completion of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would help strengthen Balochistan economically, and would go on making Pakistan “Asian tiger”. They said that joint efforts of the civil and military leadership for eliminating terrorism were yielding positive results.
They further said the people of all segments of society, including parliamentarians, teachers and students would have to play their role in upholding human rights in the country.
The speakers said that human rights issues could be resolved effectively by collective efforts of parliamentarians, and urged measures for ensuring standard education by overcoming the dearth of teachers in Balochistan.
They also observed that the shortage of science teachers in Balochistan was a serious issue in the province.
