AJK president asks students to use knowledge for welfare

MUZAFFARABAD: AJK President Sardar Masood Khan has advised the students to use their knowledge not just to get a job but for the welfare of humanity.

He made these remarks while addressing the 18th convocation of the University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir here on Friday. The convocation was held at the King Abdullah Campus of the university located at Chattar Kalass, on the outskirt of Muzaffarabad. The AJK president decorated 48 students with gold medals for showing outstanding performance in different disciplines besides conferring degrees on more than 1,000 students including 126 MPhil and 25 PhD students.

The AJK president, who is also the chancellor of the university, noted that the literacy rate in Azad Kashmir is far high, and the boys and girls have equal opportunities to get education. Congratulating the graduating students on their brilliant success, he said: “This is a turning point in the students’ lives. The journey you have started some years back has taken you today to your destination. But this is not your ultimate destination, the ultimate destination is destiny. You have to go far and you have to demonstrate your ability in various fields.”

He expressed the pleasure that the girl students are overtaking their male counterparts in the field of education and said: “We can not only turn Azad Kashmir into a cradle of knowledge but also transform the territory into an engine of growth for Pakistan.”

Addressing the convocation, Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Kalim Abbasi said the University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir in its 18th Convocation set a new record in its academic history by conferring degrees on more than a thousand students graduating in various fields.