Imran Khan speaks at a ceremony at Al-Qadir University in Jhelum
\n Islamabad
\nMental slavery is far more dangerous than physical slavery, said Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday afternoon, as he addressed a ceremony at the Al-Qadir University.
\nThe prime minister was speaking at the inauguration ceremony of Al-Qadir University\u2019s academic blocks, where he spoke about the importance of breaking the shackles of slavery.
\n\u201cUnfortunately, due to colonialism, Muslims suffered from mental slavery around the world,\u201d he said.
\nThe prime minister emphasised on speaking the truth and dispensing justice. \u201cSpeaking truth was a quality of Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) before he was appointed a Messenger.\u201d
\nPM Imran Khan said he had always aimed at creating institutions in Pakistan that would implement Islam in its true spirit.
\nHe spoke about education at length, lamenting that there were no universities researching the lives of the Muslim leaders, warriors, scholars and reformers.
\n\u201cIslam and Science were both working alongside each other,\u201d he said. \u201cThere was harmony between them. Read Al-Biruni and others, they had a strong connection to Allah,\u201d he added.
\nPM Imran Khan criticises Western culture
\nThe prime minister spoke out against Western culture, saying that Pakistan\u2019s youth was confused about it in today\u2019s world. He said young Pakistanis studied the Western culture and were misled by it, saying that its progress lured many into copying it.
\nThe premier urged universities to research on the disastrous effects that Western culture was having on family life, and spoke out against how pornographic material was widely available on smartphones these days.
\nHe said universities were important as they can help people make \u201cinformed choices\u201d that will help people make smarter and better choices.
\n\u201cAllah encourages Ijtihad in the Holy Quran,\u201d he said. \u201cHow will Ijtihad take place here if the person who differs in his point of view from you, is declared a kafir,\u201d he lamented.
\nThe prime minister said that the concept of leadership that Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) gave to Muslims will be imparted in Pakistani universities to the youth, adding that \u201cwe will start from our students.\u201d
\nSpeaking about leadership, the premier said a selfish and cowardly person can never become a leader.
\nHe said it was important to educate students about these aspects so that when they become future leaders, they think about Pakistan\u2019s progress rather than appointing their friends to high places and committing corruption.
\nPM Imran Khan takes a dig at Nawaz Sharif
\nSpeaking indirectly about the Asma Jahangir Conference where former prime minister Nawaz Sharif spoke, the prime minister lamented how the PML-N supremo was allowed to address the event.
\nHe said societies perished when they refused to condemn sins, adding that the former prime minister was speaking at a conference where judges of the Supreme Court were present. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis person had escaped abroad after lying,\u201d he said, taking a dig at Nawaz Sharif. <\/p>\n
PM Imran Khan said if society continued to venerate and appreciate people who had indulged in corruption, then other people would find no incentive in working hard. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhy would a common man study 14 years, work eight hours a day to earn for his wife and children when another person operates like a qabza group?\u201d he asked. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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