Under Alkhidmat Foundation, annual convention organized under the auspices of Academic Scholarship Azad Kashmir

ISLAMABAD, April 29 (SABAH): Under Alkhidmat Foundation, annual convention was organized under the auspices of Academic Scholarship Azad Kashmir.

In the annual convention, Secretary General Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan Syed Waqas Jafri, Dean and Director of University of Azad Kashmir Professor Dr. Abdur Rauf, National Director of Alkhidmat Education Program Dr. Jibran Baloch, President Alkhidmat Azad Kashmir Region, Colonel (retd) Zafar Abbasi, President Alkhidmat Foundation Islamabad, Hamid Athar Malik, personalities relating to education and students participated.

In the convention, certificates were awarded to students who gained Alkhidmat Academic Scholarship and shields were given to prominent position holders. Addressing the convention, Syed Waqas Jafri said that Alkhidmat Foundation is providing opportunities of higher education to intelligent students in Pakistan including Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. He said till now scholarships of amounting Rs 436 million have been provided to 5269 students.

He said the doctors, engineers, associate engineers and graduate scholars after obtaining education are sponsoring their families and serving the country. Colonel (retd) Zafar Abbasi said that Alkhidmat Foundation is providing scholarships to 100 students in Azad Kashmir. To show solidarity with Palestinians, the students were also given Palestinian handkerchief.