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HIGHLIGHTS
2020

Government College
University Lahore

‘Only one psychiatrist for 4m kids in Pakistan’
h e G o ve r n m e n t C o l l e g e breakdown of family structure, education, innovation and research.
U n i v e r s i t y ( G C U ) , i n intolerance, crime, dr ugs and Symposium on psychosocial toxicity
Tcollaboration with the University pandemics filled any society with Punjab government spokesperson Dr
of Sussex, the UK, and Changing psychosocial toxicity. He said children Zarqa Taimur said there was a severe
Hear ts and Minds Programme of the modern world were traumatised, crisis of mental health in Pakistan; each
(CHAMP) Pakistan organised a ineffective methods of teaching, of them had at least one affected
content shown on news person in their families.
and enter tainment “We witness anxiety, depression, PTSD
media and excessive (post-traumatic stress disorder), panic
use of digital devices attacks, addictions and mental health
were adding fuel to the issues in every home now,” she added.
fire. She highlighted that only one
P r o f M a l i k s a i d psychiatrist was available to 10,000
p e d a g o g y a n d people in Pakistan, and one child
neurosciences were psychiatrist to 4,000,000 children.
intricately linked, and The first session was followed by a

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quality education was panel discussion in which Bishop Dr
their ultimate saviour. Azad Marshall, MPA Sardar Ramesh
He stressed teaching Singh Arora and the Lahore High Court
compassion, gratitude, Bar Association (LHCBA) former
forgiveness and humility president also participated.
i n e d u c a t i o n a l The speakers said they should stop
i n s t i t u t i o n s a n d living in self-denial and immediately
underlined a need for a change the education system of
modern institute of Pakistan.
n e u r o s c i e n c e s i n “We need a system which can produce
Pakistan. the human resource which can
symposium on “Psychosocial toxicity Government College compete with technology,” they said.
and its challenges for university University Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. The last session of the symposium was
education in Pakistan”. Asghar Zaidi said universities were a workshop, which covered important
Consultant Psychiatrist Prof Dr Shakil playing the role of a catalyst for change topics like what training and incentives
Jehangir Malik said wars, terrorism, to bring a disruptive improvement in the are necessary for teachers and
violence, disasters, conflicts, inequality, existing system. mentors at a university, what challenges
injustice, self-serving political and He said a new education policy should we need to overcome in institutional
religious leadership, loss of civic values, be launched with focus on modern development.