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Education and Health: Pillars of a Strong Nation

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Oct 12, 2025 — 1 min read

As the Chief Guest at the Best Teachers' Award Ceremony organized by the Association for Academic Quality (AFAQ), Prof. Dr. Nasir Jamal Khattak highlighted the significance of education and health in building a strong nation. He underscored that education refines thinking, character, and conduct, distinguishing it from mere literacy. Prof. Dr. Khattak emphasized the importance of teachers' roles in shaping minds, nurturing character, conscience, and citizenship, and urged them to respect and value students' curiosity. He also called for strengthening the education and health sectors to make Pakistan a great nation.

Key Takeaways:

Education and health are the two essential pillars for a nation's strength, with education refining thinking, character, and conduct beyond mere literacy.
Teachers play a crucial role in shaping minds, nurturing character, conscience, and citizenship, extending beyond delivering lectures to guiding students with wisdom and contributing to their moral and spiritual grooming.
Teachers must respect and value students' curiosity, encourage their questions, and protect their self-respect, leading to confidence growth.
Prof. Dr. Khattak emphasized the importance of mutual respect in classrooms and advised teachers to obey the law, pay taxes honestly, keep surroundings clean, and contribute to socio-economic progress to show real love for the homeland.
Around 400 teachers from various public and private institutions across Muzaffarabad received awards and souvenirs in recognition of their services.
AFAQ's efforts to enhance educational standards across Pakistan were appreciated by Prof. Dr. Khattak, who congratulated the recipients of the Best Teachers' Awards.
Prof. Dr. Khattak highlighted the significance of education and health in human development and national strength, calling for their strengthening to make Pakistan a great nation.
The Vice-Chancellor stressed the importance of investing and donating in the education and health sectors to improve lives.

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