Moral development of students responsibility of teachers: President

RAWALPINDI: President Pervez Musharraf Thursday said the moral development of students is the responsibility of teachers and they should ensure that the young generation understands and rejects corruption and nepotism. He was talking to a delegation of teachers and students of Karachi University who called on him here, according to an official press release.
The President, while describing the purpose of education, observed that wholesome education must include overall grooming of a student resulting in intellectual, physical, moral and social development.
Talking about good governance, the President said that responsibility of any and all governments is to ensure the security, progress and development of the nation and welfare and well being of its people.
The press release said the students were of the view that looking at Pakistan’s history they found that development of the country occurred in two distinct periods of Ayub Khan and President Musharraf and that they were unable to understand the reason as to why governments change policies which are constructive and good just because the government has changed.
It said the students also asked questions on different issues of their interest, including media’s role and the future of the National Internship Program (NIP).