Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday met special children from various schools and institutes. Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development Division Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhary, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Ali Jehangir Siddiqui, MNAs Shiza Fatima Khawaja and Romina Khurshid Alam were also present during the meeting, said a press release.
The children were extremely delighted to interact with the Prime Minister. One young student beautifully recited a Naat and others shared their future aspirations. The PM appreciated their keen interest in education and their enthusiastic participation in various curricular and extracurricular activities. Emphasizing upon the importance of education towards realizing full human potential, the Prime Minister said that education was key to progress and that the pursuit of knowledge must continue regardless of age.
While sitting in the cabinet room, the children were briefed about the working of the government. The meeting was part of the initiative to invite Pakistan's schoolchildren to the highest office of government and to introduce them to the inner workings of the Federal Cabinet.-PR