Experts on Sunday urged students and youths to follow Quaid-i-Azam’s principles, who always advised them to pay special attention to their studies and develop a strong academic foundation for the motherland to succeed.
Talking to media in connection with the 147th birth anniversary of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, experts said he was a great thinker and politician, who believed in serving people and discipline. He was a sagacious and visionary leader and under his able leadership, workers of the Pakistan Movement sacrificed their lives for establishment of an independent Islamic state, they opined. They maintained, “Our great leader stressed a sound sense of discipline, character-building and a solid academic background. To achieve all that, youth’s first obligation should be serving themselves, their parents and the State.” Mian Farooq Altaf told media that Pakistan has been blessed by Allah Almighty and we should be proud to be a free Pakistani. Jinnah was a great leader who defeated all conspiracies of the Britishers and Hindus and created Pakistan. We were the fourth largest economy in Asia. God willing, the period of despair will end soon and we would once again be on the road to growth,” he asserted. He said that the epoch struggle and leadership of Quaid-i-Azam had become the means of creation of Pakistan and “today we are breathing in a free atmosphere because of his struggle. Quaid-i-Azam was a great human being, from whose life we can learn a lot. His opponents also testified to the fact. He was a courageous and a fair man, who always believed in the rule of law.” He said that the organisation was educating the new generation about the vision, life and services of Quaid-i-Azam and his colleagues, adding Quaid-i-Azam used to urge students to value time, pay attention to education and lead a disciplined life. He said that establishment of a separate state for Muslims on the basis of the Two-nation theory was a right decision of our elders. “Seeing the treatment of Muslims in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of India today, we should thank Allah Almighty that we are free and residents of an independent country. Quaid-i-Azam wanted to make Pakistan a cradle of Islam, while advising students and youths to stay away from elements which spread hatred and despair. MA Jinnah believed in objective and constructive politics.” He urged youths to follow in his footsteps, urging students to make the saying of Quaid-i-Azam “work, work and work” as their motto, adding adopt the habit of studying.
