World Teachers’ Day 2016 being celebrated today

World Teachers' Day is observed on October 5 in numerous parts of the globe by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the subject during the current year's festival is "Valuing Teachers, Improving their Status."

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif in his message on World Teachers’ Day said that a teacher is a spiritual father as he educates the nation. He said that teachers are builders of a nation and imparting of education was not merely a profession but a form of worship and a national responsibility.

The CM said that teachers apprised students of the purpose of their life and the way to live honorably. He said that teachers gave direction to the thinking of students and played the most important role in the life of a child after his parents.

Different occasions are arranged in numerous nations around the globe on October 5. These includes festivals to respect instructors as a rule or the individuals who have made an exceptional commitment to a specific group.

The day is set apart by conferences focusing on the significance of teachers and learning, additional training for the teachers, enrollment drives for the showing calling among college students or other reasonably qualified experts and occasions to expand the profile of educators and the part they play in the media.