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"Education is the lifeline for any country;
presently we are in a dire need to establish high quality educational
institutions, likewise, KCCI is planning to establish a Modern University",
expressed by President, Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Abdul Majid
Haji Muhammad in the presentation of newly establishing boarding school
project by Ahmed E.H. Jaffer Foundation. Speaking at the occasion, he
informed that to
establish
the KCCI governed university, we will initiate the project by establishing
or adopting a school or collage and upgrade it to university at later
stages. Abdul Majid said that in view of vital importance of education
sector, a dedicated committee for Education and Health Sector is functioning
to promote its objectives.
He informed that the President-KCCI, being the member of Board of Directors
of over 17 private sector educational institutions and universities
operating in Karachi, is actively pursuing to alleviate the illiteracy rate.
KCCI, through its CSR Committee headed by Ateequr Rehman is actively
imparting its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Last year, the KCCI's
CSR Committee, made noteworthy efforts while convincing the leading banks to
provide substantial funding and financial assistance under CSR to various
health and educational institutions in Karachi. Likewise, this year we will
try to convince the Banks to support "the Hub School" with their CSR
contribution.
Abdul Kader Jaffer, President of Ahmed E.H. Jaffer Foundation in his
presentation highlighted about the objectives and cause of establishing 'THE
HUB SCHOOL' (THS) located at 240 acres at Hub-Baluchistan. He informed that
the foundation was spending generously through their own resources and the
estimated cost of the project is about 1.7 billion. The Jaffer family had
devoted their land for this boarding school project which will be later
upgraded to a modern university.
The educational canvas reflects the colours of both modern and social
sciences. Abdul Kader Jaffer in his presentation concisely highlighted the
key features of school, the potential anticipated to be furnished with
almost every influential mechanism, process of delivering quality education
along with other curriculum activities and supreme facilities that are
immensely needed and are not found even at rare among the existing best
schools of the country.
Among those key features the availability and arrangement of fully equipped
laboratories, play ground, free accommodations for the staff (right from the
peon to high level management) as well as pupil faculties, availability of a
mosque, arrangement of near by shopping centres, clinics and banks, enhanced
IT fully equipped department are at top priorities. Abdul Kader Jaffer is a
seasoned business tycoon who also have served as Pakistan's High
Commissioner in U.K. and also received laurels from various countries of the
globe.
He is the founding member of Pak-Italy & Pak-German Business Forum and also
served as President of Pak-Japan Business Forum. The objective of the
seminar was to make available an opportunity for the AHMED E.H. JAFFER
FOUNDATION to achieve and seek generous funds from the valued KCCI members
and Elite class of the society. The required funds is to be utilized in
setting up a challenging project of establishing and launching of a
non-profit boarding school for boys, later continuing it further to have a
separate boarding school for girls and finally to have this mission
completed by expanding the two into a National University of Excellence all
accumulating a projected cost of 1.7 billion project.
Ateequr Rehman, Chairman, Banking and Insurance Sub-committee, requested the
Abdul Kader Jaffer to allow a 15% free education to the underprivileged and
meritorious students of the country and the same got successfully endorsed.
Senior Vice President, Rasheeduddin Rashid, Vice President, Javed Ahmed
Vohra, Chairman, Banking & Insurance Sub-committee of KCCI, Ateequr Rehman
and other valued attendees of the event Moulana Abdul Sattar, Professor
Abrar Jaffery, the former presidents of KCCI, A.Q. Khalil and Shamim Ahmed
Shamsi also spoke at the occasion. |