Education is the key to uniting nations and bringing human beings together. It is important to recognise the crucial role of education in contributing to building a culture of peace and harmony and of tertiary education in building a knowledge economy. Being a hub of ideas, innovation and knowledge-creation, universities have a vital role to inculcate the values of responsible citizenship, peace, tolerance, harmony and co-existence among the youth. In this regard, inter-university experience-sharing within and outside Pakistan, promotion of extracurricular and sport activities, formation of student societies and effective university community linkage can also be greatly helpful.

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