Focus on research need of hour: PU VC

LAHORE:Punjab University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr M Ali has said that the job of professors is not only to teach students but also to play a role in the development of country, nation and humanity by understanding their responsibilities. He said that we have to focus on research to compete with the world.

He was addressing the launching ceremony of book ‘Nuclear Arms Control in South Asia: Politics, Postures and Practices’ Prof Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal, organised by Punjab University Department of Political Science, at the Waheed Shaheed Hall here on Wednesday.

Dean Faculty of Social Sciences Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad Prof Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal, Dean Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences Prof Dr Iram Khalid, Prof Emeritus Dr Hassan Askari Rizvi, Chairman Department of Political Science Prof Dr Rana Ijaz Ahmed, Assistant Prof Dr M Sharreh Qazi, faculty members and students were present on this occasion. In his address, PU VC Dr M Ali said that QAU and PU have produced very capable and renowned politicians, educationists and civil servants for Pakistan. He said that this book will help to dispel the impression that Pakistan’s nuclear programme is unsafe at the global level. He said that Dr Jaspal provided a lot of support during the four-year journey of Quaid-i-Azam University. He said that support is not obtained from anyone but is earned.

Dr Hassan Askari Rizvi said that this book will prove to be a beautiful addition in the areas of security and international relations. He said that the world’s focus on Pakistan’s nuclear programme came after 1979, which was negative. He said that this book also contains excellent research material for which the author’s efforts are commendable. He said that young scholars will have to learn about emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, modern communication in the future. Dr Zafar Jaspal, while describing the features of the book, said that knowledge always expands. He said that as a writer, he has tried not to make mistakes. He said that Pakistan is a sovereign nuclear country. He said that we should trust our educationists, researchers, publishers, scholars and intellectuals. He said that unfortunately, the culture of reading books is disappearing from the country.