The veteran economist Dr. Ishrat Hussain, on Wednesday, sharing precious moments of his life advised the students not to lose hope but accept the challenges, acquire knowledge in field of their own choice with confidence, sustained efforts and hard work for a bright future. Dr. Ishrat Hussain, the former SBP Governor and Advisor to the Prime Minister for Institutional Reforms & Austerity, shared the insights in a lecture to students themed as My Experiences and Encounters’ at Sindh Madressatul Islam University (SMIU).
The SMIU has been organizing Popular Lecture Series’ and it was the third lecture of the series while earlier Mr. NisarMemon and JavedJabbar had delivered lectures under the same theme, said a statement issued here. Dr. Hussain said that he believes in competition and has always accepted challenges. Reflecting on his carrier journey he said his career started as a lecturer at University of Sindh, then joined civil service through competitive examination, and later worked with different national and international organizations as well.
It is not wrong to change profession at any stage of the life and our young generation must be free to choose their profession and they with a belief in hard work should focus on acquiring knowledge rather than running behind grades, he advised. He was of the view that brain drain should not be taken as a negative phenomenon, instead people must go outside the country, acquire education, knowledge, experiences and skills from there, have international exposure and then come back to their own country and serve it in a better way.
He said that when he was posted as deputy commissioner at Shikarpur, girl students of the area were used to go Sukkur for college education, then he established a college for girls at Shikarpur. Thereafter, tens of hundreds girl students received their education and achieved important positions in the country and abroad as well. Dr. Ishrat Hussain said that he had inherited commitment from the selfless and honest teachers of University of Sindh during his study who were committed with their profession and cherish success of their students.
Praising the faculty of University of Sindh of that time he said Allama I.I. Kazi, Dr. NabiBux Kahn Baloch and Dr. Halepoto were great academicians and intellectuals of Pakistan. We need intellectuals and role models of that caliber who inspire our young generations today and we need education sector reforms as well, he noted.
