You will have to come forward against feudal lords for your rights, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman tells flood affected people

KARACHI, Sep 13 (SABAH): Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi Chief Engineer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has visited the flood affected region in Sindh, including Thatta, Jharak are surrounding areas to inspect the arrangements by Alkhidmat for flood affected people, here on Tuesday.

During his interaction with the affected people, the JI leader assured them for all possible assistance and urged them to come forward against the feudal mindset and rulers for their due rights. On the occasion, he formally inaugurated a kitchen, a school for children, an educational institute for women and a seminary. He also visited a field hospital, offering services, including female doctors and staffers, to the flood affected people.

During the visit, he was approached by a bunch of the affected people who informed the JI leader that the deputy commissioner of Thatta refused them of any support because they belong to Sajawal, despite the fact that they were taking shelter in Thatta due to floods in their native village. In response, he directed the local team of Alkhidmat Thatta to pressurize the government to facilitate them and meanwhile setup a tent city along with medical facilities for them near the sugar mill in the area.
Talking to the media, Engineer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that the Sindh government, following the 18th constitutional amendment, has massive funds but the lack of political will resulted in the prevailing situation of the flood affected people. He also held the feudal mindset prevailing in Sindh responsible for the miseries of the affected people. He said that the ruling elite political class of the province lives in Islamabad and other big cities, while the local inhabitants were left behind to face one disaster after another with no facilities and infrastructure.

He urged the affected people to use their vote to change their fate. He strongly lambasted the elected representatives from the flood affected areas. The ruling elite of Sindh was plundering the resources and usurping the due rights of people in the province, he said.

The JI leader made it clear that the non governmental organizations are not a substitute for the government and said that the provincial and federal governments need to fulfill their duties.

Engineer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman paid a rich tribute to the volunteers of the JI and Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan. He also urged the healthy people in camps to come forward and become volunteers for Alkhidmat for the benefit of their own communities. He also visited the Turkish Colony, Noor Foundation School and other areas to interact with the affected people.

Alkhidmat Karachi CEO Naveed Ali Baig, Secretary Information Zahid Askari, JI Thatta Chief Altaf Ahmed Mallah, Secretary Abdul Majeed Sammu and others were accompanying the JI leader.