Category: Pakistan

National Electronic Health Record System Technology exported from Pakistan to US • Tech advancement may lead to efficient healthcare services.

Pakistan (Nut Desk) Pakistan’s healthcare system by adopting modern-day techniques and innovative technology, may serve the masses in a much more efficient manner, said healthcare and technology experts while sharing their views during a panel discussion on “Evolution of Healthcare & Education in Pakistan.” Experts at the panel discussion organized by the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR) in collaboration with the Swiss Asian Chamber of Commerce (SACC) at Pakistan’s Pavilion of World Economic Forum in Davos urged the authorities to establish a National Electronic Health Record (NEHR) to provide medical officials access to patients’ medical history whenever they seek medical assistance. Eminent healthcare and education experts including Dr. Linda Zangwill, Professor at University of California, Ali Shah Asani, CEO iPath, Dr. Huma Baqai, renowned educationist & Senior Vice Chairperson KCFR, along with Marc Siegel, world’s leading supply-chain expert discussed basic facilities in the healthcare and education sectors of Pakistan. Expressing his views on the use of modern technology in the public health sector, iPath CEO, Ali Shah, said that using innovative information technology could improve the performance of health sector manifold. He briefed the audience about projects led by his team including the United States. Ali shared some interesting facts and their impact on patients’ care by saying that the lack of Healthcare Data Interoperability and Interchange on sharing patients’ medical records across other caregivers not only increases costs but prolongs their miseries as well as risks their lives. He said that it had been very difficult for patients in the United States to get access to their medical records from their doctors, and even healthcare networks lacked sufficient means to share medical records of patients with other healthcare facilities. The problem is amplified if a patient is attended by different healthcare providers across various sites as per specialty. In such a situation, Ali Shah said that his team launched a Patient Health Record Integration Platform enabling Healthcare Data Interoperability and integration of medical records in a centralized view stored across various Healthcare touch points during patients’ lifetime. Since the doctor has access to complete medical history of patients, it helps them in accurate diagnosis, saves decision time in critical situations and saves costs. The patient might save money by avoiding the repetition of same tests on instructions of his/her new doctor due to unavailability of previous record, while having a detailed and ready-to-observe medical history also saves time. Ali Shah urged the authorities in Pakistan to establish a NEHR for efficient healthcare services. He said that such systems can link healthcare records to the CNIC of every citizen and be made accessible to healthcare providers so that every citizen of Pakistan might avail the benefits across the country. Dr. Linda Zangwill shared her valuable thoughts on this occasion by saying that modern day technologies might become a savior to humanity. She said that developing countries by using technologies like Artificial Intelligence were improving their healthcare systems and huge investments were being made in such areas.

• Federal Minister’s talks on women’s suffering during pandemic

 

Pakistan (Nut Desk) The global pandemic was an existential crisis for all, indeed, but during such a turmoil and conflict, women were at the epicentre of all intersects, stated federal minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman while shedding light on the atrocities faced by women during the pandemic.

Federal Minister shared her thoughts while speaking at an exclusive Power Talk session titled ‘Women, Power and the Ghost of the Pandemic, hosted by Pathfinder Group of Companies in collaboration with Martin Dow Group at Pakistan Pavilion during the World Economic Forum in Davos last week.

Renowned educationist and Senior Vice Chairman Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR) Dr. Huma Baqai moderated the session. Huma commented that while she considered girls dropping out of school a tragedy the minister informed her it was the domestic violence during covid. Senator Sherry Rehman stated that during the pandemic, women found their homes, a place that is supposed to protect you, to be a place of violence and fear instead.

She said, “We are taught in schools about public policy and liberal democracy but what we are not taught is that it isn’t about seeking redistributive justice. It is about levelling the social pyramids and that includes patriarchy as well.”

She continued, “In our carelessness towards women, we are creating an Armageddon in our everyday lives. Our patriarchal society strips women of the autonomy to make decisions about their lives, bodies, future, access to education, and opportunities.”

While talking about the rights for women and how they have been terribly exploited by the structure of our society, Sherry said, “The right to education is seen as a privilege for girls, while for boys, it is considered a necessity.” She further added that women need to step out of their comfort zones to change that narrative.

The income gap between women and men is still huge in workplaces. The stats show that only 20% of our total population make up the women in workplace while the fact that they work in fields, fisheries, factories, garment sweat shops and other such places is totally overlooked, she said Though women in Pakistan even in the remote areas are empowering the economy yet they are not provided the autonomy and recognition they deserve, she added

While replying to a question on rising divorce rate, Sherry Rehman mentioned a bill she was trying to get passed with the Federation allowing the women to choose who they marry or at least banning the marriages of minors. However the said bill has only been approved in Sindh so far, she said.

“Young women, when coerced into a marriage, are not empowered enough or informed enough, (or both), to make health choices. If you do not have the basic information on when to space your pregnancies, you will have high mortality rate, which is extremely high in Pakistan already,” said Sherry.

While concluding her talk, federal minister said that our entire culture is built around putting the women into child bearing process, whether they are willing or not. That is a basic right that needs to be provided to our women.

 

• Experts shed light on the evolution of education and healthcare in Pakistan

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Pakistan needs to invest in the education sector by devising a need-driven strategy allowing the right of education to all, to avert our major problems like economic crisis and extremism. The education system in Pakistan is suffering from severe issues, including commercialism, and to achieve our sustainable goals, an educational emergency is the need of the hour. These views were expressed by eminent national and foreign education and health experts during a panel discussion. The discussion “Evolution of Education and Healthcare” was held on Day 1 at the Pakistan Pavilion during the World Economic Forum. This important discussion session on Pakistan was organized by the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations in collaboration with the Swiss Asian Chamber of Commerce. The panel comprised Dr. Huma Baqai, Senior Vice Chairperson KCFR, Dr. Linda Zangwill, Professor University of California, Dr. Marc Siegel, CEO Siegel Associates, and Mr. Ali Shah, CEO iPath, while senior journalist Faysal Aziz Khan moderated the session. Opening the discussion, Faysal Aziz Khan gave a brief overview of the education system and public health facilities in Pakistan. Sharing the information provided by the government and government agencies, he termed the educational situation in the country as deteriorating and said that Pakistan, at present, had made a global ranking for out-of-school children between the ages of 5 and 16. Pakistan is second only to Nigeria, with a very large number of girls of the same age, about 59%, that do not go to school for various reasons. Faysal Aziz said that the running of the education system in the country had gone into the hands of the private sector which was making this sacred mission a for-profit business. Talking about the public health facilities in Pakistan, he said that 70% of the medical facilities in the country were being provided by the private sector, and that the public sector was under severe pressure in this regard. He said that the medical treatment was one of the basic human needs but it had also turned into a lucrative business. Dr. Huma Baqai, Senior Vice Chairperson KCFR, while shedding light on Pakistan’s deteriorating education system, said that capitalism had destroyed education in Pakistan as we gradually turned education into a privilege instead of a right, and more so how we allowed the private sector to impart the good education by leaving our public sector in shatters. “We are the fifth largest country in the world and we need to impart quality skill-based education to our youth. Pakistan needs a multipronged education strategy and there is no way we can continue with such a limited approach,” she said. Mentioning Pakistan’s low literacy rate, she said that anyone who could read or write his name was considered to be literate, but it was not literacy at all. While expressing deep concern over the precarious situation of the education system, Huma said that education in Pakistan had been made a commercial product instead of a fundamental right which was not acceptable in any way. Dr. Linda Zingwell shared her experiences in health sector management and shed light on modern technologies being used to overcome the problems being faced by health institutions. Dr. Zingwell told the audience that the world was moving towards using Artificial Intelligence in healthcare which would be revolutionizing health services in the near future. Marc Siegel, who also teaches Supply Chain Management at the University of California, suggested that business skills should also be imparted to young graduates so that they might compete in growing markets around the globe. Ali Shah, CEO iPath, shed light on modern-day healthcare system which enables the healthcare professionals to access the personal data of specific patients. He urged the Pakistani authorities to establish National Electronic Heath Record Platform as many other countries around the globe had begun to streamline their healthcare systems. If such a platform is developed, all relevant information of a patient would be accessible by entering their national ID number, he said. He termed the platform as a game-changer in the health sector.

Karachi (Nut Desk) Dawood Global Foundation handed over wheelchairs to Indus Hospital Badin, as part of the Dawood Global Foundation’s “LADIESFUND 1000” initiative to give 1000 wheelchairs to those in need across Pakistan. These wheelchairs were with the cooperation of OGDCL. Barkat Ali Sohu, the representative of OGDCL appreciated the efforts of Dawood Global Foundation he also added that OGDCL always try to encourage the social welfare activities and today it has been proved.

Miss Tara Uzra Dawood, President, Dawood Global Foundation LADIESFUND, thanked OGDCL Management for supporting her foundation’s dream with this bismillah giving of the first wheelchairs. To date, Shell, Albaraka Bank, Afiniti, Dubai Islamic Bank, IBEX, Hashoo Foundation, Standard Chartered Bank, Bank Islami, IFWA, et al. have all donated to #LFWheels, making total distribution to date to 1,500 wheelchairs. “We as a society must be there for our citizens struggling and in need.

We are very humbled to be able to give these wheelchairs today and with the help of wonderful different collaborators, we hope to give wheelchairs across Pakistan,” said Ms. Dawood, “and we cannot thank Pir Sadiq and Pir Saleh for their warm hospitality in Badin.” Dr Mohammad Akhlaque Khan thanked Dawood Global Foundation as well as OGDCL, the collaborator for this batch of 45 plus wheelchairs. “It is our honour to be able to serve the community this way,” stated Ammad Siddiqui, Chair, #LFWheels, who personally selected the premium wheelchairs for donation.

Lahore (Nut Desk) Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are valuable development partners that help to promote citizen participation, enhance sustainability, and alleviate poverty to accelerate progress towards the Agenda 2030. However, access to finance remains one of the main challenges for CSOs and NGOs. This obstacle is to a large extent associated with the lack of information on different funding mechanisms, the weak visibility of CSOs projects, and their campaigns shared with potential donors.

Filling this gap, the Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (ISFD), the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are launching the Tadamon Crowdfunding Academy in Pakistan. The program is going to be run online in partnership with Kaya platform, a global learning platform of the Humanitarian Leadership Academy, and Cirrus Pakistan. This online training programme will enable civil society organizations (CSOs) to learn how to raise funds using digital crowdfunding platforms. The mission of the program is to provide visibility to CSOs` projects and activities, support them to have better access to alternative finance, and connect them to potential partners and supporters.

To invite CSOs to apply for the Tadamon Crowdfunding Academy and help them with the application process, UNDP Pakistan and Cirrus – the local implementing partner, conducted a webinar on “How to Crowdfund Your CSO in Pakistan” on 19th May 2022.

During the webinar, Assistant Resident Representative/Chief Development Policy Unit at UNDP Pakistan, Ms. Ammara Durrani talked about digital transformation, “The Fourth and Fifth Industrial Revolutions have transformed the way we live, learn, work, and stay connected for better opportunities, and we must leverage these transformations to improve and amplify the impact of our work. UNDP’s digital strategy of 2022-2025 captures this opportunity of digital connectivity and transformation, as it opens up a multitude of possibilities, like crowdfunding and alternative financing mechanisms, as provided by this initiative.”

The CSOs that get selected for training will also participate in launching their own crowdfunding campaign using e-learning tools and knowledge provided. The training is designed to be interactive and engaging, whereas the modules cover the key steps in designing a crowdfunding project – from building a campaign and communications strategy to learning how to set your financial goals, storytelling and preparing visuals and videos. The program brings together national and global experts in crowdfunding, media/PR relations, social media copywriting, design and much more.

“The civil society in Pakistan has been playing a significant role in Pakistan’s development progress for several decades. Being the local implementing partner for Tadamon Crowdfunding Academy is our chance to give back to these changemakers and we look forward to this opportunity of learning and growing with the CSOs in Pakistan as we work on rolling out their crowdfunding campaigns at a mass level.” Ms. Ayesha J. Shahid, Chief Strategy Officer, Cirrus.

Project ideas can be submitted to the Academy until 30th May 2022 by signing up on the Tadamon platform.

For more information you can visit: https://tadamon.community/cfa/pakistan

 

‘We need to redefine the way we hear cases through technology’, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir)  “Delays in cases are the biggest challenge our criminal justice system faces, it devastates families and litigants,” said Hon. Justice Mansoor Ali Shah of the Supreme Court of Pakistan at the final edition of Technology for Justice Forum (T4JF) 2022, held in Islamabad where he honoured the event as the keynote speaker.

The honourable judge emphasised on transforming the way we hear cases through technology to deal with over 2.2 million cases pending before the courts, “We need to reduce delays, expedite court procedures and strengthen alternate dispute mechanisms.”

 Commenting on the procedural delays caused by the manual system Justice Mansoor Ali Shah added, “We have to reduce the shelf life of cases to one year by strengthening the alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, introducing online hearing arrangements and establishing proactive data-based monitoring systems. We need to improve our case management systems to prioritise human rights cases and cases related to women, children and prisoners.”

The conference was aimed at promoting tech-based solutions to reform Pakistan’s justice system. This forum brought together government stakeholders, legal practitioners and entrepreneurs to showcase groundbreaking innovations holding the potential to revolutionise dispensation and access to justice in Pakistan. The closing remarks at the conference were given by Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), Hon. Justice Athar Minallah.

Chief Justice Islamabad High Court, Justice Athar Minallah concluded the conference by emphasizing on the need for a “movement towards reimagining the justice system according to the technological requirements of the 21st century”. Commenting on the initiatives taken by the IHC, Chief Justice Minallah added, ‘Islamabad High Court was the first court to introduce e-court proceedings during Covid-19, and upload all interim court orders on its website.’

In attendance were some of the most prominent personalities from the legal fraternity including Omar Soomro – Secretary of the Sindh High Court Bar Association, Shoaib Shaheen – President of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association, Munizae Jahangir – Board Member of the Asma Jahangir Legal Aid Cell and Muhammad Ahmad Pansota – Sr. Legal Analyst and Partner at Ahmad & Pansota.

“Going forward, technology is becoming more relevant in all walks of life especially when it comes to the legal field and access to justice”, said His Excellency Bernhard Schlagheck, the German Ambassador to Pakistan.

T4JF was founded in 2019 with a vision to provide indigenous solutions for the problems plaguing the justice system of Pakistan such as clearing the backlog of over 2.1 million cases, digitizing court records, developing mobile applications for litigants to gain easy access to justice and building a thriving community of lawyers. Two editions of the conference were held earlier this year in Lahore and Karachi.

 “This final edition of T4JF 2022, is a culmination of this year’s journey proving the potential of legal tech in Pakistan. The forum’s central aim is an improved human rights regime, greater transparency, accountability, and efficiency in the legal system. Introducing technology in the legal system means that we are empowering the people of Pakistan. Our dream is to make every Pakistani a part of this digital legal Pakistan with justice in the palm of their hands”, said Isfundiar Kasuri, Co-Founder Vakeel Online.

Lahore (Nut Desk) THAAP arranged a thought-provoking session with prominent scholar, Prof.Dr. Kanwal Khalid (Director Punjab Archives, Lahore), in which she presented her latest research entitled “History of Pandemics in the subcontinent”. The session was started with a welcome note delivered by Ar Mehreen Mustafa, Secretary to THAAP. Ar Mehreen Mustafa explained that with the help of five independent organizations namely THAAP Heritage, THAAP Conferences, THAAP MA Boli Center, THAAP Craft, and, THAAP publications, the mission of THAAP is to enhance and disseminate knowledge of the culture and history of Pakistan. She then introduced the speaker of the talk Prof Dr. Kanwal Khalid. Dr. Kanwal Khalid commenced her talk by thanking Prof Pervaiz Vandal and Prof Sajida Haider Vandal for giving her the opportunity to present her research at THAAP. She revealed that it is her first paper outside the premises of Art history, and it is purely based on historical documents, reports, and images found in Punjab Archives. She briefed that her research was started two years ago, after the outbreak of the corona pandemic which proves that Human beings are still very vulnerable to pandemics despite all the medical and technological advancements. While giving a brief reference to Pandemics in the world’s history from Greece history, the Byzantine empire, and European and Arab & African countries, Dr. Kanwal Khalid centered her talk on the outbreak of epidemics and plagues in the subcontinent. She highlighted the pandemics that occurred during the time of Arab explorer Ibn-e-Batota’s visit to the subcontinent, Tuglak Dynasty, and regions of Kashmir, Lahore, Gujrat, and Bombay presidency from the era of the 13th to 20th-century British rule. Dr. Kanwal Khalid focused on the famous Bubonic Plague epidemic as a case study and shed light on administrative measures of the British govt. to contain the epidemic. She took reference to historical reports depicting the measures adopted by ruling elite and community elders such as quartine, social boycott, use of force to prevent the further flow of plague, establishment of Plague research committee, research laboratory at Bombay, compensation of loss for the general public, and door to door search of the patients for treatments, etc. Dr. Khalid also shed light on the British govt. policies and methods to reach out to the affected people, their treatment and burial process, etc. She applauded the efforts of noted bacteriologist Mr. W.H Haffkine who introduced the vaccine for the treatment of this epidemic and later became a victim of British bureaucracy for being Jewish, though now he is remembered as a savor of humanity in medical circles. In the concluding session, Dr. Khalid highlighted the similarities between the Bombay plague and the Noval Coronavirus and opined that globalization which is the pride of the current human race also became a curse as wide interaction provided the virus an opportunity to spread itself across the borders. She ended her talk by saying that a Pandemic can attack any region at any given time and can cripple human life, society, and in the present case the whole world. At the end of the talk, Dr. Kanwal Khalid answered the questions raised by the participants. Pr. Pervaiz Vandal thanked Dr. Kanwal for enlightening talk and shared that it is delightful that Dr. Kanwal is presenting her every new research at THAAP for the last 12 years. He vowed that the promotion of Art, Culture, history, and architecture is the main agenda of THAAP and it will continue its mission with more passion and commitment. The talk ended with a tea break.

 

World Immunization Week 2022

Islamabad (Nut Desk) The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination and the Federal Directorate of Immunization today commemorated the “World Immunization Week (WIW), 2022” with the theme “Long Life for All. ”Every year the WIW is celebrated in the last week of April (24 to 30 April), aiming to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages, against infectious diseases.

“This year’s theme Long Life for All World Immunization Week will urge greater engagement around immunization globally to promote the importance of vaccination and improving the health and wellbeing of everyone, everywhere and throughout the life”, Dr. Akram Shah, Director General, Federal Directorate of Immunization, in his opening remarks said while addressing the event.

“In the current globalized world, as we have witnessed in the case of COVID-19, an outbreak anywhere is a threat everywhere. Therefore, it is a dire need to capitalize on WIW, 2022 and spread awareness across Pakistan about vaccines as one of the best tools to improve health and wellbeing, said Dr. Rana Muhammad Safdar, Director General Health, MoNHSRC.  

“Today, I would also like to take this opportunity to salute our unsung heroes — the Immunization Champions. Without these champions we would not have been able to conduct the largest ever immunization campaign for Measles-Rubella. Through these champions, we were able to reach and vaccinate 93 million children in Pakistan,” added the Secretary Health.

The event also marked the dissemination of National Immunization Policy 2022. Updated after a period of six years to strategically respond to recent developments, the targets and goals,  the document is aligned with our National Health Vision 2025 and international Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030). The Director General Health urged the Federal Directorate of Immunization (FDI), provincial EPI teams, donors, technical partners and civil society organizations, to take this document as a strategic guideline for effective implementation.

Routine immunization is a set of inoculations, given to children from birth to the age of 15 months. Completing the schedule protects them from 12 diseases that are preventable through vaccines, such as tuberculosis, polio, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus, haemophilus influenza type B, hepatitis B, diarrhoea, pneumonia, typhoid, measles and the recently added rubella.

The entire course is provided free of cost by the government’s Immunization Programme with support from global and technical partners, such as Gavi, the Vaccines Alliance, the WHO and UNICEF.

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is extremely proud to have supported Pakistan’s historic and successful MR/OPV campaign, which reached more than 93 million children nationwide.  Through this campaign, Pakistan has protected an entire generation from Rubella and Measles, and strengthened OPV coverage across the country, Alexa Reynolds Senior Country Manager Gavi the Vaccine Alliance was addressing the gathering.

.  This massive effort was undertaken in the midst of Pakistan’s covid pandemic response, highlighting the incredible commitment of Pakistan’s leadership to the important goal of protecting the population from vaccine-preventable diseases.  Under the expert leadership of the Federal and provincial EPI and Polio Eradication teams, and with incredible support of partners including WHO, UNICEF, and a wide variety of Pakistani organizations, countless children were identified and reached through this campaign, creating an opportunity for those children to remain connected to immunization services, and to benefit from the full package of routine immunization going forward.  Gavi remains committed to partnership with Pakistan, and to supporting the immunization programme’s ambitious goals in coming years.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Palitha Mahipala, WHO Representative in Pakistan said, “it is indeed a time to cherish our success, but it is also a moment of reflection and plan ahead. We have a long way to go to reach the unreached by strengthening the routine immunization coverage, reaching the highly risked pockets to protect people, particularly children, from all diseases”.

WHO works with countries to raise awareness of the value of Immunization and ensures that governments obtain the necessary guidance and technical support to achieve Universal Immunization Coverage, Said Dr Palitha

 The significance of immunization against communicable diseases, a basic right of every new-born, cannot be overemphasized as it is an essential step towards realizing the befitting theme for this year “Long Life for All”. Protecting children against all kind of diseases is an act of love and duty of care for every parent. It is the highest commitment of a nation for its future generations to try and ensure that every child survives and thrives, no matter who they are or where they are.  Under the leadership the Ministry of health, we will continue to contribute towards the global eradication of polio and elimination of measles, tetanus and other vaccine-preventable diseases.( Aida Girma UNICEF representative)

The ceremony ended with Federal Directorate of Immunization acknowledging the efforts of the front line workers during the Measles Rubella Campaign 2021by presenting them with a shield as a token of “the hard work, dedication and commitment of all our heroes.” 

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Pakistan Cricket Team Captain Babar Azam has taken to social media to wish the best of luck to the captain of the first-ever Pakistani team competing in the prestigious Free Fire World Series (FFWS) later this month. Netizans joined hands to support House of Blood, the winners of the third edition of the Free Fire Pakistan League, that has gone on to become the first-ever representatives of Pakistan on the big stage, FFWS 2022 in Singapore. The picture was seemingly taken at Babar’s residence before the team departed for Singapore. Having recorded this amazing feat they will now hurdle across the Play ins stage before they can confirm their spot in the finals where they will compete for a grand prize pool worth $2 million. FFPL III saw a massive prize pool of PKR 1 Crore with the cash prize extended to the top-12 teams. The winning team, House of Blood took home the major share of Rs 35 lakh from the prize money and earned the chance to represent Pakistan on the big stage, where they are now expected to earn significantly more. Free Fire continues to be one of the leading and most popular mobile games in the world, with over 1 billion downloads and is revolutionising the esports landscape in Pakistan. The Play-ins will be live on May 14, 2022, tune in to cheer them on. About Garena Garena is a leading global online games developer and publisher. Free Fire, its self-developed mobile battle royale title, was the most downloaded mobile game in the world in 2019, 2020, and 2021, according to data.ai, previously known as App Annie. Garena is run by passionate gamers and has a unique understanding of what gamers want. It exclusively licenses and publishes hit titles from global partners – such as Arena of Valor, Call of Duty: Mobile, and League of Legends – in selected markets globally. Garena champions social and entertainment experiences through games, enabling its communities to engage and interact. Garena is also a leading esports organiser and hosts some of the world’s biggest esports events. Garena is a part of Sea Limited (NYSE:SE), a leading global consumer internet company. In addition to Garena, Sea’s other core businesses include its e-commerce arm, Shopee, and digital financial services arm, SeaMoney. Sea’s mission is to better the lives of consumers and small businesses with technology.

Karachi (Nut Desk) Our children are our future. They alone can change the future of Pakistan through the power of their intellect and knowledge with the right guidance and support. TCF is doing an amazing job in making dreams come true. The Bagallery team was delighted to see the zeal and hunger for knowledge in the eyes of these students and honored to meet these children as they focus on studying by defying all odds, upon our visit to the TCF Korangi branch to distribute Eid gifts among the students.