Gilgit (Bureau report): The former chief minister Gilgit-Baltistan Hafiz Hafeezur Rahman has said his government put an end to the ‘no-go areas’ that existed in Gilgit city before his party came to power in 2015. Thanks to the cooperation of people and different communities, we established ideal peace in the G-B by eliminating the ‘no-go areas’, said Hafeezur Rahman.
He was addressing a ‘prize distribution ceremony’ arranged by a private school in Gilgit city on Saturday.
While addressing the ceremony, the former CM said during his tenure, not a single incident of sectarian killing took place in G-B. People could move without any fear in Gilgit city and across within Gilgit city and outside. On the contrary, the current PTI government in G-B is not doing any work worthwhile, criticized the former CM G-B.
He said mega projects approved during PML-N are starting in the province which warrants our attention. The Sewerage Project of Rs.10 billion is starting in the next few days. If in the next ten years, the sewerage system does not complete, the Majini Mohalla and Kashrot Kisambakhi Mohalla will be destroyed, cautioned Hafeezur Rahman.
The former CM said becoming a doctor and an engineer is not the only purpose of education. What is important is to become a responsible citizen which is the core purpose of education. The evolution of human society and the reformation of human society is possible only through education.
He further said the development of values in the young generation is an essential element along with the education schools impart to students. Today, if we look at what is behind the stories of corruption, we will come to know that educated people are involved. You will find a secretary or another highly educated public servant involved in corruption.
Though education has expanded apparently with the inflow of money, the human element is missing in society because of the lack of value development among people from an early age.
He said that where the state is responsible, there is also a responsibility of every citizen to play a constructive role in society. Unfortunately, today our society is devoid of this essential component of civilization.
Stressing the need for public-private partnership in education, the former chief minister G-B said the private sector is a major pillar in the construction and development of Gilgit-Baltistan. His government had established an ‘education endowment fund’ to establish partnerships with private schools.
