Tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today: Yousaf Raza Gilani

Islamabad: Former Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Sunday addressed the inaugural ceremony of Ibadat International University here.

The Leader of the opposition in Senate, as the key note speaker said, he felt extremely honored and privileged to speak at the launching ceremony of the Ibadat International University.

“I express my profound gratitude and best wishes to the management of the University on starting this new project. This University will definitely leave an indelible impact on the higher education landscape of our country,” he said.

This university is planning to creating technology hubs and parks, establishing global linkages, and facilitating research in diverse fields, ranging from medicine to cloud-computing so on and so forth, he added.

Gilani said as you all know “Universities are marketplace and platforms of new ideas that fuel innovation. Education is one of the most powerful things in life .it allows us to find the meaning behind everything and helps improve lived in a massive way.”

In fact, he said, “it would not hesitate to say that our  youth is our  future.  I am confident that Ibadat International University’s vision of creating a technological ecosystem should  only not  wholeheartedly support and enhance but would certainly be a value addition.”

He recalled: “While I was the Prime Minister, I took great interest in ensuring highly qualified education framework and improved, keeping in mind the unavoidable technology and upcoming revolution. My Government’s policies were oriented towards preparing our future generations for the revolution that we are witnessing today.”

In 2011, PPP government launched the “New Science, Technology and Innovation Policy,” he sadi adding: “We need to create Technology parks, scientific research centres As Today we need that  more than ever .I am confident that Pakistani youth has all the capabilities to compete with world challenges.”

The former PM said: “Please look around the world and see how great an impact emerging technologies are placed globally and been introduced in every field of life. From socio-economic development to great-power politics, technology has emerged as central and  key  phenomenon .It has a lot of potential and challenges  but I am very hopeful that we will see a tremendous growth in future . I wish best of luck to the Management of this institute.”

Former Prime Ministers Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri also attended the ceremony.