RAWALPINDI, May 07 (APP):A one-day seminar titled “Role of Youth in Nation Building: In the Light of Iqbal’s Thought” was held in collaboration with the National Language Promotion Institute, National Heritage and Culture Division and Message of Pakistan here on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, the Chairman of PMYP Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan said that nations who forget their culture, civilization, traditions and language could not progress. The Director General of the National Language Promotion Institute Prof Dr Muhammad Salim Mazhar delivered the welcome speech. The seminar was attended by teachers, research scholars and students of Islamabad’s NUML University, Fatima Jinnah University Rawalpindi, Hamdard Islamic University and writers, poets and media personalities of the twin cities. Dr Humira Shehbaz, of the NUML Persian department, Mehboob Zafar of the literary organization “Zawiya” and former Dean of Islamia University Bahawalpur Dr Shafiq Ahmed also discussed the role of youth in the light of Iqbal’s ideology.

Source: The Nation May 07, 2024 16:56 UTC