Iftikhar Ali Malik, President of the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said on Sunday that Pakistan has granted 100 scholarships to Afghan students and has sent Rs 100 million in humanitarian supplies to Afghanistan.
He told a group of donors and benefactors led by Mian Muhammad Saeed Deraywalay, President Anjuman-I-Arain Pakistan, that the brave people of Afghanistan were now facing enormous hardships due to a lack of health care and food.
He stated that it is the moral duty of the entire world, particularly the West and the United States, to play a significant role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan, the world’s poorest country, including the rehabilitation of its people, on a war footing.
He stated that a lasting peace in Afghanistan will benefit not only Pakistan and the region, but the entire globe.
He stated that restoring peace in Afghanistan will need boosting the economy and giving basic facilities to the Afghan people.
Iftikhar Ali Malik stated, “We are delighted that Pakistan is at the top of the global list of big contributors.”
Pak Afghan Brotherhood, Sarwar Foundation, University of Lahore, Qarshi Foundation, Ghani group, important group, guard group of industries, and Anjuman-I-Arain, he claimed, are all assisting Afghans.
According to him, VC UHS Prof Dr Javed Akram, who is well-known for his extraordinary humanitarian efforts, has begun teaching Afghan physicians in telemedicine and other medical disciplines.
He stated that more contributors will join Governor Punjab in donating humanitarian items.A high-level SAARC Chamber delegation will also pay a visit to the SAARC Chamber’s Afghanistan section and the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry to show sympathy with them and offer unwavering cooperation in order to boost bilateral trade between the two Muslim neighbours.
