Resolve for Organized Struggle Against Merit Violations and Basic Issues in Educational Institutions; Pashtunkhwa National Awami Party’s Sub-Organization PkSO Announces Quetta Conference on November 10

QUETTA (Daily Qudrat Quetta) — An important meeting of responsible officials of the Pashtunkhwa Students Organization Quetta was held under the chairmanship of Zonal Secretary Waris Afghan, in which organizational matters, making the organization more active and organized in Quetta district, students’ issues, political and ideological training, and the future organizational course of action were discussed in detail. The meeting decided that the district conference of Pashtunkhwa SO Quetta district will be held on November 10. The proceedings of the meeting were conducted by Pashtunkhwa SO Information Secretary Wahdat Afghan.

Addressing the meeting were Pashtunkhwa SO Provincial Secretary Waris Afghan, Pashtunkhwa National Awami Party Provincial President Nasrullah Khan Zirai, and Provincial Secretary Faqir Khushhal Kasi, while provincial executive members Nida Sangar and Razzaq Barich, district executive members Ismat Tareen, Noor Agha, Abdullah Agha, and Muhammad Rasul Tareen, as well as Pashtunkhwa SO provincial executive members Syed Bayazid Agha, Zohaib Kabzai, Halim Loyal, Zarmina Khpalwak, Shafiq Dilshan, and other officials participated in the meeting.

In their addresses, the speakers said that Pashtunkhwa SO is an important student organization of the Pashtunkhwa national movement, whose basic objective is to promote national, political, democratic, progressive, and enlightened consciousness among students, to struggle for students’ legitimate rights in educational institutions, and to acquaint the younger generation with knowledge, research, political awareness, and national responsibilities. They said that the foundation of any nation’s bright future rests on its conscious, educated, and organized younger generation, therefore the intellectual and ideological training of students and acquainting them with the principles of collective struggle is the need of the hour.

Speakers said that educational institutions are not merely centers for acquiring education but are also important institutions for promoting consciousness, research, critical thinking, tolerance, democratic values, and social responsibilities. An organized and continuous struggle is indispensable for resolving the educational problems faced by students, providing educational facilities, protecting merit, establishing a democratic environment in educational institutions, and providing better educational opportunities to the youth. They expressed the resolve that Pashtunkhwa SO will continue its struggle for the protection of students’ rights and for highlighting their issues on relevant forums.

Speakers stressed that for organizational stability, adherence to the constitution and manifesto, respect for the decisions of organizational bodies, mutual trust among workers, discipline, fulfillment of responsibilities, and continuity in organizational activities are of fundamental importance. They said that building a strong student organization requires that workers utilize their abilities for achieving organizational objectives, maintain continuous contact with students, and advance organizational activities effectively in educational institutions.

The meeting termed the holding of the Quetta district conference an important stage of the organizational process, saying that the conference will provide an opportunity to review organizational performance, determine future priorities, and formulate a new strategy to make the organization more active and organized. In this regard, workers were directed to fulfill their organizational responsibilities for the conference preparations and to further strengthen contacts with students.

The meeting reiterated the resolve that the Pashtunkhwa Students Organization will continue its struggle for the protection of students’ democratic, educational, and basic rights, for awakening national and political consciousness among the youth, and for the establishment of a progressive, enlightened, and democratic society.