Shahid Afridi foundation to work for uplift facilities in Thar

Shahid Afridi foundation to work for uplift facilities in Thar
KARACHI: Thar Foundation and Shahid Afridi Foundation have formally entered an agreement to work together in the areas of health, education and drinking water in Tharparkkar, one of the poorest districts of Pakistan.  

This partnership is aimed at making sustainable and productive social interventions in the backward area of Thar, where the people were facing serious social and economic issues.

Addressing a press conference here on Monday, Chief Executive Officer of Thar Foundation, Shams-ud-din A.Shaikh and Chief of his organisation Shahid Afridi said both the organizations would work together in establishing and running schools, hospitals and build safe drinking water infrastructures, including ROs, in targeted areas of Tharparkar district in Sindh province.

They have also agreed that all the social uplift schemes would be run through professional organizations of the health and education sectors.

For this purpose, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TF Shamsuddin A. Shaikh and Advisor to SAF, Zeeshan Afzal on this occasion. The MoU was co-signed by Engro President, Ghias Khan and SAF chief Shahid Afridi.