Student Welfare Org Distributes Scholarships to 300 Students

[Qari Hilal Ahmed Rabbani]

A Splendid Educational Event In City


SWO DISTRIBUTES SCHOLARSHIPS TO 300 STUDENTS.

(Report by Muhammad Iftikhar Uddin)



The 51st annual scholarship awards distribution ceremony of the Student 
Welfare Organization at Khalikdina Hall was the biggest educational event of 
the city last week. Some three hundred students were awarded scholarships 
amid sentimental devotion and enthusiasm. The ceremony was attended by a 
large number of people representing all walks of life. Naib Nazim Karachi 
Tariq Hasan was the chief guest while Assistant Director Sindh Social Work 
Department Mrs. Hijab Manzar, Chairman Memon Khidmat Forum Haji Masood 
Parekh, Waqar ul Hasan of Mobile zone, Sakina Shakir, Rafique Majeed, 
Muhammad Anwar Sheikh, A K Memon, Ali Hasan Sajid, Malik Tariq Hussain, 
Junaid Shekhani, Nouman-ul-Haq were the special guest.

The SWO has so far granted scholarships and financial assistance to almost 
1.8 million poor students whose parents cannot meet their bread and butter. 
The SWO right from its inception is engaged in rendering selfless efforts in 
the field of education. The recipients of aid and financial assistance are 
now occupying the top positions in government and private sector. They admit 
that with out the help of SWO in giving them educational assistance they 
could not make any break through in their lives.

The president SWO Qari Hilal Ahmed Rabbani, while delivering welcome address 
narrated the brilliant past and the achievements of SWO in various fields of 
education. He said when SWO was established its funding budget was only RS. 
400 but by the grace of Allah, it has reached in tens of thousands. But we 
need more to sustain our projects. He told the audience that SWO has 
achieved the goals of awarding scholarships every year to needy students 
successfully with the help of people. Besides awarding scholarships, the SWO 
also help students by distributing textbooks, exercise notebooks, school 
bags. SWO also renders financial assistance in the shape of admissions fees, 
monthly tuition fees, examination fees, Qarz-e-hasna. It also manages free 
coaching classes, does voluntary work in emergencies and arranges also 
recreational functions for the students. Qari Hilal raveled that SWO has 
started the work on a project to give help to deserving student in the field 
of Information technology with out mastering we cannot stand with the world, 
He added. He also indicated that at average 400 students visited the library 
on daily basis to get knowledge. He affirmed that SWO would keep its sacred 
mission in future with further zeal and velour.

He highlighted the historical importance of the Khalikdina Hall and its 
place as the milestone of Pakistan movement. He said it is the place from 
where the Pakistan movement picked up the road with a new direction and 
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah decided to transform the All India Muslim 
League into a more vibrant Pakistan Muslim League. It is that memorable 
place where Maulana Muhammad Ali Jouhar, Maulana Shoukat Ali, Dr. Saif Uddin 
Kichlo and Jagat Goram Tereth were tried for revolt case. The hearing of 
this famous case recognized the Khalikdina Hall world over.

He highlighted the pity situation prevailing the building of Khalikdina 
Hall. Successive governments and responsible persons did not care about it. 
The result is that such a historical asset was put to negligence and was 
deteriorated. The building is in poor state and is a victim of persisting 
water and sewerage problems among so many others. He invites the attention 
of Naib Nazim to the fact that Khalikdina Hall is our pride history and we 
should preserve its architectural, cultural, historical and political 
significance.

Naib Nazim Tariq Hasan in his address felicitated the role of office bearers 
of SWO on successful holding of the function and said he is much impressed 
by the contribution of SWO in helping students to get knowledge. He also 
pledged to provide necessary help regarding maintenance of the hall and 
provision of pure drinking water. He said it is a pathetic situation that 
giving education has become a source of minting money and getting education 
is being expensive day by day whereas in our neighbor country cost of 
education is much cheaper than that of us. In this scenario, the role of SWO 
is highly commendable. As it is determined to educate the children of poor 
families. He said the present government is attaching great importance to 
education and city government has initiated a number of steps to increase 
literacy rate and provide adequate facilities to the students community, He, 
however, said that no such effort can be succeeded with the help of selfless 
people like the office bearers and workers of SWO. He offered his full 
support to SWO in eradicating the menace of illiteracy and ignorance from 
the country.

Speaking on the occasion, Patron in Chief SWO and Chairman Memon Khidmat 
Forum Haji Masood Parekh said SWO has started a holy war against ignorance 
and illiteracy and we will be victorious in achieving the goals of providing 
equal and quality education to all those who seek to be illuminated with 
knowledge. He said the poor students were being deprived from getting 
quality education because the tuition fees are very high in private schools. 
He said it’s our responsibility that the aspiring students could get their 
desired education. He appealed to the Chief Guest that a 25 percent quota of 
poor students be fixed in the private schools so that poor students could 
get education equally well with the rich students. He said SWO right from 
its inception is delivering valuable services in spreading and uplifting the 
standard of education. He said we would continue our endeavors to support 
poor families in this regard and the light of knowledge would reflect from 
every house of the city. In our great mission, we would continue our endless 
efforts.

Assistant Director Sindh Social Work Department Mrs. Hijab Manzar said all 
religions support the spread of knowledge. In Islam those are friends of God 
who acquire and spread knowledge. She said I am proud of being today amongst 
the knowledge lovers and very much impressed by their services in the noble 
cause of education. She said it is very appreciable that SWO has so far 
distributed millions of rupees in shape of scholarships, tuition fees, 
giving books and arranging coaching classes.

Chairman Mobile Zone Waqar-ul-Hasan appreciated the role of SWO in spreading 
rays of knowledge in the poor masses and appealed to the rich people to 
support the efforts of SWO in bringing about educational revolution. He said 
it is a bitter fact that our literacy rate is very low and people do not 
have enough resource to educate their children properly. He said it is 
responsibility of the rich to come forward and help SWO in its noble cause. 
He appealed the business community to extend maximum financial support to 
SWO in its good noble cause.

Chairperson Safari welfare association in her address said that SWO has set 
a good example for all those who wish to do social work in the field of 
education. She said with meager resources SWO has rendered big work. I am 
proud of its performance.

Rafique Majeed of Rajkot Sapahi Jamat said I am observing the activities of 
SWO for 20 years and witnessed that no needy student went empty hands when 
he approached SWO for help. It is such organization that every Pakistani 
should proud of it.

Ali Hasan Sajid while speaking on the occasion said that it is gratifying 
that the services rendered by SWO since its inception are bearing fruit and 
millions of students have met their needs through the services. He said no 
nation could stand honorably in the world community with getting excel in 
education.

Malik Tariq Hussain also spoke on the occasion. He offered thanks to 
honorable guests and participants and invites the deserving students to 
contact the management of SWO for financial assistance.

The program also included tableaus and national songs. In the end, cheques 
were distributed among the deserving students amid an emotional and 
sentimental atmosphere.

The success of this events was the result of endless efforts of organizing 
committee especially the personal contribution of secretary information 
Muhammad Asif uddin, joint secretary Adnan Brohi and other workers including 
Zuhaib Hasan, Mushir Qureshi, Nadeem Memon, Muhammad Ifthikhar Uddin and 
Hafiz Mukhtiar Ahmed.







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