Earth Breaking Ceremony Of Alamabad Welfare Project Held
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published February 21, 2018 | 01:10 AM
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Feb, 2018 ) :In a landmark event, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) in collaboration with Rashidabad Memorial Welfare Organization (RMWO) launched a welfare project by the name of Alamabad near Swabi on Tuesday, said a press release issued here by directorate of media affairs of PAF.
The mega project has been initiated for the welfare of the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) in general and for the local populace of Swabi in particular. Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pervez Khattak along with Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force unveiled the plaque of Alamabad to mark the earth breaking of this magnificent project.
The project is in line with the vision of PAF and RMWO, to set up model villages throughout the country by integrating all essential facilities in a well-knit mosaic so as to ensure a positive beneficial outflow to the needy rural folk-all under one roof.
One such successful project, by the name of Rashidabad located near Hyderabad, has already created an everlasting impact on the people of Sindh and is serving the local populace with dignity. Located near Swabi Interchange, Alamabad has been named after the legendary fighter pilot of PAF, Air Commodore M M Alam (late).
The project will comprise educational, vocational and healthcare centres in close proximity with an aim of alleviating poverty and eliminating illiteracy from the adjacent rural areas of KPK. PAF and RMWO have also teamed up to launch a similar project at Quetta with the name of Yunusabad.
Air Commodore Shabbir Ahmed (Retd), President Rashid Memorial Welfare Organization (RMWO), in his speech highlighted the success story of Rashidabad Model. Air Marshal Qazi Javed (Retd), CEO RMWO also delivered a speech highlighting the salient features of Alamabad project.
Begum Noshaba Wahab, the sister of late M M Alam also spoke at the occasion and thanked Pakistan Air Force and the government of KPK for paying such a great tribute to the legendary war hero of 1965 war.
Addressing on the occasion, the Air Chief said, "Besides providing an impregnable aerial defence of the country, PAF has always shouldered the responsibility of nation building. In this regard it has initiated welfare projects for the progress of the country which include quality educational institutions and state of the art vocational training centers.
Rashidabad, a project by retired PAF officers, is a miracle indeed and a living proof of the fact that lighting such candles would soon illuminate the whole country". He further said, "Alamabad has been named after the ace fighter pilot of PAF Air Commodore M M Alam (late).
PAF will leave no stone unturned in making this project a success and I am confident that it will help in providing respectable livelihood to the people of this area as well as ensure uplift in the standards of living".
Chief Minister KPK acknowledged the sincere efforts and personal interest of the Air Chief in this project. "I hope this project would usher in a new era of prosperity and progress in this area.
It would not only equip the youth of this area with technical expertise but also open new vistas of social development and educational betterment," he said. He also lauded the selfless contribution of the people of this area for donating one thousand Kanal of land for the project.
Two documentaries were also shown on the occasion. The first documentary portrayed the life of M M Alam, whereas, the second highlighted the contributions of Rashidabad Welfare Project in interior Sindh. Speaker KPK Assembly, Provincial Ministers, members of Provincial Assembly and high-ranking civil and defence officers also attended the ceremony.
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