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Quaid-e-Azam
Political Science Society
Introduction
The society was established in 1970 with the
objective to achieve students' participation in academics
and co-curricular activities. The society organizes seminars
and conferences on various issues and topics and invites
eminent scholars from home and abroad to deliver lectures on
current domestic, regional and global issues.
News & Events
Lt. Gen(R) Khalid Maqbool delivers a
lecture on terrorism, talibanization in Pakistan at GCU
The Quaid-e-Azam Political Science Society GC University
Lahore had organized a lecture-cum-discussion on ‘Terrorism and
Talibanization in Pakistan’ at the Bokhari Auditorium. Lt.Gen(R) Khalid Maqbool former governor of the Punjab was the key speaker.
GCU Vice Chancellor Dr Khalid Aftab was also present on this
occasion.
Addressing a mass gathering of faculty and students, Lt.Gen(R) Khalid Maqbool called illiteracy, ignorance, anarchy and injustice
the root causes of terrorism and militancy in the country. However,
talking about the Talibanization, he said Pakistan except very few
areas overall is not good breading place for extremist ideas and
militancy, adding that people by large are liberal, cultural and
tolerant. “The nation has rejected the ideas of terrorists and
militants. There was the time when the people, government and even
army were in the state uncertainty about these militants. There were
talks about peace through dialogues. But now people of even tribal
areas are pointing out the hideouts of militants. Those who are
silent are in state of fear,” Khalid Maqbool said. He traced the
history militancy in the Islamic world in detail. He told the
students how militancy groomed in Pakistan when General Zia took
over. He also discussed the impacts of the Afghan war on Pakistan.
“The religious parties’ government in NWFP from 2002 to
2007 proved somewhere helpful for militants to settle down in the
area which had been traditionally out of the jurisdiction of the
Pakistan government,” Khalid Maqbool said. He, however, termed the
overall situation of the region alarming. The retired lieutenant
general said that Pakistan has to define for itself its own course
of path. We are surrounded by the countries who do not wish us well.
We have to think that what would happen if the America fails in
Afghanistan or if they leave the country in the state of anarchy or
if India is chosen to be the main arbitrator in Afghanistan. Khalid
Maqbool believed that the survival of Pakistan’s nuclear capability
is directly linked with how it comes out of the situation.
Speaking the occasion, Dr Khalid Aftab said that lack of
education and unemployment are the biggest causes. The tribal areas
have a large army of unemployed youth. They don’t have any hope.
What militants did is that they equipped the ignorant youth with
arms and provided them the biggest necessity of life which is food,”
he added. The GCU Vice Chancellor laid a stress on strengthening the
education system of Pakistan and increasing job opportunities for
the youth.
(20-01-2010)
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