World Literacy Day observed
- September 10, 2015, 9:39 pm
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Mir Rehmat Baloch stresses:
Every person ought
to play role in
elimination of
ignorance
World Literacy Day observed
HQ City Report
QUETTA: The Provincial Minister for Health, Mir Rehmat Saleh Baloch has stressed that every individual of the society would have to play one’s role in elimination of ignorance and illiteracy from Balochistan.
He was addressing a programme marking the International Literacy Day 2015 organized by the Directorate of Literacy and Non-Formal Education, Social Welfare Department at the Balochistan Boy Association’s headquarter here the other day.
The Member Provincial Assembly, Manzoor Ahmed Kakar, Additional Secretary Social Welfare Department, Muhammad Aslam, Director General of Social Welfare Department (SWD), Dr. Kahoor Baloch, Deputy Mayor of Quetta Metropolitan Corporation (QMC), Muhammad Younas Baloch, Member Chief Minister Inspection Team (CMIT), Noor Khan Muhammad Hassani, Director Literacy and Non-Formal Education, Muhammad Hashim Kakar, besides others attended the programme. There was also a healthy representation of the civil society in the function.
The students of different schools presented tableaus and skits highlighting importance of the literacy and education. They also sung the national songs highlighting the spirit of patriotism and their affection for their homeland.
The participants appreciated the performance of children.
Addressing the ceremony, the Minister Health stressed that it should be our topmost responsibility to educate the children so that they are able to shoulder future responsibilities in the province and the country.
He said education is key to development, so we should kept its importance in our mind and ensure imparting of quality education to the children.
He said that development of the developed nations is just because of education. They have attained the target of development because of knowledge. He also said that the present era is the era of knowledge.
Manzoor Ahmed Kakar, Dr. Kahoor Baloch and other speakers also spoke at length about the importance of education for children.
They said that it is unavoidable for us to impart quality education to our children, if we really want to include ourselves in the comity of developed nations.
It may be mentioned here that the United Nations' (UN) International Literacy Day annually falls on September 8 to raise people's awareness of and concern for literacy issues in the world.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its partners promote the day to underline the significance of literacy for healthy societies, with a strong emphasis on epidemics and communicable diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.
In countries all over the world, including the United States and the United Kingdom, the day raises people's awareness of and concern for literacy problems within their own communities. Activities such as letters to the editor in newspapers, as well as news reports about the concerns for low literacy levels, have occurred as a result of this increased awareness. Other activities include literacy day projects, particularly with regard to technology and literature, which are promoted by various organizations including reading associations.
