Daily Times

District Municipal Corporation (DMC) Central chairman Rehan Hashmi said on Monday that showing affection towards orphaned children and fulfilling of their needs was the best practice observed by the faithful every Eid.

The DMC Central chairman stated this, while addressing a ceremony held in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area to celebrate Chand Raat with orphan children. The ceremony, organised by the We Care Foundation (WCF), was attended by 200 orphan children living in foster care centres being managed by several non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Prominent citizens, representatives of media and NGOs and eminent people from different walks of life also attended the ceremony.

The children who attended the ceremony were entertained through different segments of the programme. The programme included a puppet show, a magical show, a singing competition and the distribution of special Eid gifts among other activities. The children were also served with Eid feast especially prepared for them on the occasion.

Mr. Rehan Hashmi announced that the DMC Central would hold different sporting competitions for the orphan children on the occasion of Eid-ul Fitr. He also distributed Eid gifts among the participating children.

On the occasion, Director of WCF Zafar Saleem promised that the WCF would build a modern foster care, residential and education centre for orphan children in Orangi Town.

Other prominent speakers of the program appealed to people to provide wholehearted support and financial assistance to build the planned modern foster care centre for orphan children in Surjani Town.

The hosts of the ceremony thanked President National Forum for Environment and Health, Naeem Qureshi for being present on the occasion.

Also present on the occasion were Secretary of Sindh Boy Scouts’ Association Akhtar Mir, Farhana Arshad of Rotary Club, Shazia Alam, Hameed Aslam, Sharmeen Shafique, Sonia Akhund, former Member of National Assembly (MNA) Muzammil Qureshi, and others.

Published in Daily Times, June 19^th 2018.