Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Naveed Ashraf, attended the 61st Parents’ Day ceremony held at Cadet College Petaro on Thursday as Chief Guest and lauded the education and learning standards of the College College. While addressing the gathering, the Chief Guest appreciated the quality of infrastructure, facilities, faculty, and learning environment at Cadet College, a Pakistan Navy news release said. He emphasised that such efforts will undoubtedly contribute to the prosperity and progress of the country as education is the only way to progress. He also commended the collaborative efforts of the governor of Sindh, Commander Karachi, college administration, and faculty for all efforts to augment educational standards at the college. Furthermore, he advised the cadets that besides education, they should also focus on character building. Principal Cadet College Petaro, Commodore (R) Mushtaq Ahmed welcomed the guests and presented the annual college report. In his address, the principal highlighted the remarkable performance achieved by the cadets in academics, sports and co-curricular activities. He also mentioned some of the development works completed during this year and progress on undergoing works at Cadet College Petaro. Later, Chief Guest gave away the prizes to the award winners and congratulated them for their outstanding performance. Moreover, he appreciated the cadets’ immaculate turnout during the annual parade, horse-riding, tent-pegging, gymnastics, PT show, physical fitness and skill in the exhibition. Many civil and military officials, parents and other dignitaries attended the ceremony.