Commitment Towards Survival of Democracy Through Literature
On April 17, 2012, Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan (then Acting Governor of Punjab) attended 11th convocation of the University of Central Punjab (UCP) at Expo Centre Lahore. The then Prime Minister of Pakistan, Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani as well as the Chairman of Punjab Group of Colleges Mian Aamir Mahmood were also present at the occasion. During this public gathering, the Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani retreated that the government was utilizing all possible resources for education because a literate society guarantees the survival of the democratic system. The Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani added that education is not only a means for socio-economic development of a nation but also plays a key role in reforming the individual and collective behaviour of people.
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