KARACHI: DHA Education Director Brig (r) Iftikhar Arshad said on Saturday that the aim of education is to produce confident and dynamic individuals who can face the onslaught of life challenges successfully. He was speaking as the chief guest on the occasion of the annual day of the Defence Authority Degree College. Education is a harbinger of change and must bring a change in thinking, outlook, conduct and attitude of individuals, he said. The annual day events included awards distribution ceremony, a science exhibition and an impressive talent programme by students of the college. He emphasised upon the need to channelise the energies of the students in the right direction to optimally build their physical and mental capabilities so that they could excel in their practical careers. He informed that the DHA was launching new educational projects and said that Defence Institute of Technical Education would become functional in April while the recently established Defence Authority Teachers’ Training Institute would shortly start its courses. staff report Daily times