Rawalpindi : Irrespective of religion, caste, ethnicity, colour and creed, every Pakistani living in various parts of the country including Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan form a single identity known as "Pakistaniat".These remarks were made by speakers at the Pakistaniat Conference organised by Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) at the main auditorium of Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU), Rawalpindi here on Tuesday.Female students from various colleges and universities of Rawalpindi made major chunk of the participants. Academia, intelligentsia, retired civil and military officers attended the conference.Addressing the conference, former Pakistani High Commissioner to India Ambassador (r) Abdul Basit said that we are yet to achieve the objectives of creation of Pakistan which were equality and social justice. He further said that we will have to devise such policies that help the country to bring it out of abject poverty and ensure inclusive growth. He said that we can achieve this objective by putting national interests above our personal interests. He said that India has created another drama like surgical strike but it will fail to dent the resolve of the Pakistani youth. Addressing the conference, Vice Chancellor FJWU Prof Dr Samina Amin Qadir highlighted the role of FJWU in promoting 'Pakistaniat' where female from ethnic, religious and sectarian background study and contribute in nation building. She said that this diversity is our strength like the bouquet is made of different kinds and specifies of flowers.In his address, Chairman Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies Major General (r) M. Saad Khattak said that Pakistan is full of potential and there are numerous stories that people from lower middle class managed to reach higher echelon through dedication and efforts.
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