A dignified memorial ceremony was held on the first death anniversary of Dr Mohammad Afzal Babar, founding president of the Private Schools Network (PSN), where representatives of the private education sector paid tribute to his lifelong services for education and vowed to continue his mission.<\/p>\n
The event was attended by educationists, school owners, heads of educational institutions and representatives of private schools from across the country. Speakers recalled Dr Babar\u2019s more than three decades of struggle and said he remained a strong voice for the rights of students, teachers and private educational institutions.<\/p>\n
They said Dr Babar raised issues of the private education community from Karachi to Khyber and from Gilgit to Quetta. His struggle, they noted, was not limited to demands, as he consistently worked to unite the private education sector, promote mutual respect and address the challenges faced by small and individual educational institutions.<\/p>\n
The speakers said Dr Babar provided the private education sector with a collective platform and made institutional development, professional capacity-building, effective training, faculty development and improvement in educational standards key parts of his mission.<\/p>\n
They added that his vision was to enable individual educational institutions to strengthen their administrative and academic systems so that they could effectively respond to major education networks and changing market forces.<\/p>\n
Those who addressed the ceremony included Chaudhry Mohammad Arshad, Dr H U Khan, Aqeel Razzaq from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Saleem Khan of PEN Abbottabad, Dr Shafqat Janjua, Naseer Ahmed Janjua of Pak Land School, Iftikhar Janjua of The Educators, Nasir Sahib, former member of the Board of Governors, Hafiz Basharat, member of the Board of Governors, Sagheer Ahmed of PM Educational Assembly, Ishtiaq Satti, Ibrahim Satti and Raja Shahvaiz.<\/p>\n
All speakers remembered Dr Babar\u2019s services, vision and selfless struggle for the private education community. They said taking his mission forward was a collective responsibility of all those associated with the sector.<\/p>\n
In his presidential address at the conclusion of the ceremony, Maqbool Hussain Dar said the Private Schools Network was committed to carrying forward Dr Babar\u2019s vision and mission. He reiterated that the network would make its efforts more effective for the progress of schools, leadership capacity-building, professional training of teachers and improvement of educational standards.<\/p>\n
He said special attention would be given to providing practical support to individual educational institutions in dealing with emerging challenges.<\/p>\n
The central message of the ceremony was that the departure of a great personality does not bring an end to his purpose. Dr Mohammad Afzal Babar\u2019s struggle, insight and services continue to guide the private education community.<\/p>\n
The participants said his struggle remained their source of courage, his vision their guidance and his mission their collective responsibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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