'Teachers of India and Pakistan can help improve relations'

Updated on: Monday, September 06, 2010

Emphasising on student interaction programmes, educationists in Pakistan have said teachers can only play pivotal role in improving relations between both nations.

Trustees, principal and students of a public school in Lahore were recently in Delhi to participate in a three-day educational interaction programme of a school in Noida as part of its efforts to improve relations among younger generation of two countries.

"We got to learn a lot from India and this campaign is good for progress and peace of both the nations... Teacher -student exchange programme is the best way of interaction as teacher creates a nation's future and if students of both the nations meet each other, they will have a different viewpoint about themselves," a trustee of Sanjaan Nagar Public school in Lahore, Bayla Raza Jameel told PTI.

Pakistan also celebrates September 5 as Teachers' Day and honour its teachers with prestigious awards in the name of the former Education Minister of Pakistan Prof Anita Ghulam Ali, he said.

"There was not much of a difference among children of the two nations. Nobody can spread the message of love and brotherhood better than children," Principal of the school, Faiza Sharukh said, adding "when we sit together we can understand each other better and bridge the gap created by politicians."

Principal of Millennium Public school at Noida, Reeta Kaul said, "Our 10 students have received Pakistan visa and through this programme we have started thinking positively towards education."

'Teachers of India and Pakistan can help improve relations'

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