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Silent revolution in S&T - Pakistan Observer

Last updated Wednesday, December 1, 2021 16:09 ET

AWAY from the media galore, a silent revolution is taking place in the realm of science and technology, high quality research and innovation under the guidance of Prime Minister Imran Khan and as per vision of prominent educationist, researcher and scientist Prof Dr Attaur Rehman that would surely prove to a harbinger of real change in Pakistan.
An all-encompassing strategy being implemented by the Prime Minister’s National Task Force on Science and Technology, National Task Force on IT and Telecom and Task Force on Knowledge Economy has started paying dividends and hopefully the country would be on the firm path of progress and development if the implementation continued at the desired pace.
It is widely acknowledged both at home and abroad that Dr Attaur Rehman laid solid foundations for promotion of science, technology and IT/telecom during his tenure as Minister for S&T and as Chairman Higher Education Commission but unfortunately the tempo could not be maintained due to lack of vision on the part of succeeding governments.
In this backdrop, credit goes to Prime Minister Imran Khan for making a right choice by assigning the task once again to him and allocating additional resources for the purpose.
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