A handful of politicians have held the entire nation of 250 million individuals as hostages: Hafiz Naeemur Rehman

LAHORE, Nov 03 (SABAH): Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Emir Engineer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has said that a handful of politicians have held the entire nation of 250 million individuals as hostages.

Hafiz Naeemur Rehman expressed these views while addressing thousands of aspiring participants of BanoQabil program. Thousands of students assembled in two grounds at Federal B Area and Gulshan e Memar area of Karachi, on Sunday, for aptitude test under 4.0 variant of BanoQabil program, offering 50,000 opportunities in 29 disciplines.

Hafiz Naeemur Rehman delivered the keynote address at the graceful ceremony. Besides JI leadership, famous comedian Ayaz Khan, world famous bodybuilder Ramiz Ibrahim, YouTuber Danish and several other celebrities visited the venue to encourage the participants. They also shared their views about the initiative and Alkhidmat.

Pakistan is full of resources and bounties by Allah Almighty but unfortunately these resources are in the clutches of corrupt elements in the corridors of power, he said. Talking about the education sector in Pakistan, he said that quality education has been kept out of the reach of ordinary Pakistani, whereas tens of millions of children in school going age are out of educational institutions due to poverty and flawed policies. He urged the students and volunteers to work in two dimensions; politics and service to fellow citizens, in order to change the fate of the nation.

Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that Alkhidmat’s BanoQabil has facilitated over 50,000 students so far. Not only courses but Alkhidmat also supports the graduates in Job hunt. He urged the participants to teach the IT skills, they have learned at BanoQabil, to their fellows.

On the occasion, the JI supremo announced that the BanoQabil initiative would also offer free of cost degree courses if someone wants to pursue degree after BanoQabil certificate course. He further said that state to the art offices are being established in big cities across Pakistan in connection with the initiative. He added that a big program would be held on November 7 in Lahore to educate entire Pakistan. He vowed to enroll one million students in BanoQabil across the country.

He added that 80 percent of the population is aged 40 or less. The country has all the resources needed for progress and development.

Engr Hafiz Naeemur Rehman urged the youth to support the JI in order to get rid of the corrupt elements.

He further said that hopelessness is being propagated in Pakistan under a designed conspiracy. He added that the youth of the country has the potential to change the fate of the country. Alkhidmat CEO Naveed Ali Baig said that BanoQabil has been upgraded from 12 to 29 disciplines.