Nuclear scientist Dr Samar Mubarakmand has said that the people of Balochistan are patriots and welcome Pakistanis from the other provinces desirous of offering their expertise for exploring precious minerals, including copper and gold.
He urged Tameer-e-Millat Foundation (TMF) to build technical training institutes in Balochistan so that the people of Balochistan could have better opportunities for vocational and technical training to explore and utilise precious minerals like copper, gold and coal in the province for prosperity of the nation. He was addressing a fund-raising dinner hosted by Tameer-e-Millat Foundation, a non-governmental organisation working since 1987 for education uplift in the country.
Admiral (retd) Iftikhar Ahmed Sarohi presided over the fund-raising ceremony. TV anchorperson Syed Tallat Hussain anchored and moderated the ceremony. President and Chief Executive Officer Shifa International Hospital (SIH) Dr Manzoor H Qazi, TMF Chairman Faqeer Muhammad Rasheed, Vice TMF Dr Fatima Ahmad, Dr Muhammad Ameen, Nazriya-e-Pakistan Council Chairman Zahid Malik and columnist Haroon Rasheed also addressed the ceremony. Dr Samar Mubarakmand stressed the need for promoting science and technology in the country to rapidly move towards high growth rate.
He said the nation can come out of economic depression, poverty and unemployment through optimal exploitation of its enormous natural resources. “This will not be possible until we have a large number of scientists and engineers, well-versed in expertise needed in the country”, he said.
Admiral (Retd) Iftikhar Ahmed Sarohi lauded the ambitious projects of TMF, specially its City of Education being built in Fateh Jang, near Islamabad.
TMF Chairman Muhammad Rashid said that TMF is currently running 450 plus schools across the country with more than 35,000 students studying there. He made a special appeal for donations to finance the upcoming TMF education complex in the federal capital. He said a 12 storey building will be built for the complex to house two secondary schools, one each for boys and girls.
