Despite many problems faced by the new born Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam was fully aware of the backwardness and illiteracy of the Pakistanis and paid special attention to the educational reforms. It was at his initiative that on 27 November, 1947, the first All Pakistan Educational Conference was convened at Karachi. In his message to the conference the Quaid said:
‘…If we are to make any real, speedy and substantial progress, we must earnestly tackle this question and bring our educational policy and programme on the lines suited to the genius of our people, consonant with our history and culture, and having regard to the modern conditions and vast developments that have taken place all over the world’.
That freedom can never be attained by a nation without suffering and sacrifice.