Press Release
KARACHI: Pakistan came into existence as a result of the timeless sacrifices of its elders and forefathers, who, after fulfilling their responsibilities, entrusted the task of nation-building and development to the present generation, Vice Chancellor of the University of Karachi Professor Dr Muhammad Tufail Jokiho said on Friday.
He was addressing a ceremony held on the lawn in front of the KU Administration Building to mark the Independence Day of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
The ceremony began with the recitation of the Holy Quran, followed by Hamd and Naat, a one-minute silence and the hoisting of the national flag by the KU vice chancellor. All deans of faculties, KU Registrar Professor Dr Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, a large number of faculty members and administrative staff attended the ceremony.
Professor Tufail said responsibility was a profoundly weighty word and, recognising its importance, people needed to seriously evaluate their roles and duties. He said it depended on individuals how history would remember them, whether in good words or bad.
The KU vice chancellor said nations had been conquered in the past through sheer force, but technology had completely transformed the global landscape in the present era. “Technology plays a decisive role in elevating nations to the heights of progress or dragging them into decline,” he said.
He said India, in terms of territory, population and military strength, was many times larger than Pakistan. However, by the grace of Almighty Allah, Pakistan had effectively demonstrated its superiority through modern technology and its own capabilities in the recent “Battle for Truth”.
Professor Tufail stressed the need to seriously consider how far Pakistan was aligning its future generations with technology, warning that distancing the country from modern technology could obstruct progress and ultimately lead to destruction.
He recalled that the Pakistan Resolution was passed in 1940 and that within a short span of seven years, the establishment of an independent country, although seemingly impossible at the time, had been achieved. He said the leadership and people of that era had possessed firm resolve, unwavering commitment and the conviction that the creation of Pakistan had to be realized at all costs.
Professor Tufail said that if the present generation also adopted the same spirit of determination and action and firmly resolved to bring positive change to the country and society, there was no reason why the desired transformation could not be achieved. He stressed that every individual needed to recognize and sincerely fulfil their responsibility towards the country and its future.
