ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that there was no shortcut to success.
While addressing an event at the National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) Islamabad in today, the prime minister said that there was no shortcut to success. The world remembered those served humans with money like Bill Gates, who spent very less on his own but more for humanity.
Imran Khan said that the students of one of Pakistan’s top universities, NUST, had a bigger responsibility to utilise their capabilities which they have been awarded by the Allah Almighty.
Highlighting the teaching of Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him, the prime minister said, “Allah Almighty ordered us to follow the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as a role model.”
He added, “Every individual can get success if follows teachings and principles of the Prophet Muhammad PBUH.”
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According to the prime minister, the root cause of Pakistan’s downfall is the destruction of a merit-based system.
Khan said that merit and accountability have prime roles in a democratic system and monarchy cannot beat democracy.
He added, “Democracy is also negated by family politics which prefers bloodline to call someone a leader.”
The prime minister praised the Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry, who was also present in the event.
He said, “A good captain knows where to utilize his players and that is why I have appointed Fawad Chaudhry as Minister for Science and Technology. I appreciate his efforts.”
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NSTP is set to be the country’s largest innovation and research ecosystem, it is located in the region of NUST.
The initiative of the launch is to promote the knowledge-based economy of Pakistan by nurturing innovation-led growth of high-tech entities.
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