OUR CORRESPONDENT
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi on Thursday said that degrees are just a door to education not the whole education, students must transfer knowledge to the deprived, know the the history and their country’s strengths.
He was addressing at the 24th Convocation ceremony held at National Defence University, Islamabad where four PhD, 48 MPhil and 208 BS graduates were conferred degrees.
President Alvi congratulated the graduated students and their parents and families on successful completion of their studies.
During his address he prayed for the prosperity of Pakistan and ask graduates to play their role in development of the country. Pakistan came into being after so much sacrifices under the leadership of Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and you should keep in mind all the sacrifices of your forefathers and make every effort to play your positive role in nation building, he added.
President, Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood welcomed the chief guest, dignitaries, faculty, parents and the students on the ceremony.
He emphasized that a nation’s character was shaped in its educational institutions. He further apprised that in the quest of securing higher standards in academia and research, NDU was providing a conducive learning environment and allied facilities to its students.
He added that NDU was putting utmost efforts to prepare the graduates to display character and commitment in their professional career thereby leaving a mark of excellence.