Al Mustafa Distributes Sewing Machines and Certificates to 30 Women in Cholistan
Bureau Report
Cholistan
Al Mustafa Welfare Trust has distributed sewing machines and course completion certificates among 30 women who successfully completed vocational training at the Al Mustafa Vocational Institute in Cholistan, as part of its initiative to promote women’s economic empowerment and self-reliance.
The certificate and sewing machine distribution ceremony was held at the Al Mustafa Community Centre, 24-Wala Toba, Ahmedpur East Road, Cholistan. Nazrat Saleem, Managing Director of Al Mustafa Pakistan, attended the event as the chief guest. The vocational programme is designed to equip women with practical skills and crafts that can enable them to earn a livelihood and become economically independent.
The distribution of sewing machines will allow the graduates to put their newly acquired skills into practice from their homes and communities.
Speaking at the event, participants emphasised the importance of vocational education and skills development for women, particularly in rural and economically disadvantaged areas. They noted that providing women with marketable skills can help strengthen household incomes while giving women greater financial independence and confidence.
Al Mustafa Welfare Trust has established similar vocational centres at various locations across Pakistan. These include vocational centres in Tanda and Rajiki in Gujrat, among other areas, where women are being trained in different skills to help them become economically self-sufficient.
The ceremony was attended by former MPA Dr. Muhammad Afzal, Al Mustafa donor Parveen Arshad, Muhammad Nawaz Kharal, Head of Media and Public Relations, Al Mustafa Pakistan, Amina Sawera, and a large number of prominent community members, educators, journalists and social figures from Ahmedpur East and surrounding areas.
Arham Saleem Qadri, Manager South, Al Mustafa, served as the master of ceremonies.
Among the prominent participants were Dr. Fayyaz Mahmood Awan, former Union Council Nazim and Chairman of the Ahmedpur District-Making Movement; Syed Nasir Mahmood Rizvi, Patron of Ahmedpur Press Club and Principal of Islamic Model Higher Secondary School and College; Syed Tanveer-ul-Hassan Bukhari, Principal of Iqra Public School; Maulana Muhammad Ahmed Jalandhari, Patron of Jamia Al-Hanif and member of the District Peace Committee Bahawalpur; Muhammad Ayub Sheikh Rajput, member of the District Peace Committee Bahawalpur and President of the Crockery Traders Association, Ahmedpur East; and Syed Ali Raza Kazmi, former Bait-ul-Mal member Bahawalpur and President of the Traders Association, Chowk Munir Shaheed, Ahmedpur East.
Other attendees included Amjad Islam Amjad, President of the Cloth Merchants Association, Ahmedpur East; Sardar Ahmed Khan Babar, representative of Jang and Geo News; Muhammad Zeeshan Jalandhari, Chief Supervisor of Jamia Al-Hanif, Ahmedpur East; Hafiz Muhammad Zakaria, Tehsil President of Pakistan Markazi Muslim League, Ahmedpur East; Khizar Abbas Khan Kalachi, Manager, Habib Bank Ahmedpur East Branch; Muhammad Arshad Bhatti, Manager, Bank of Punjab Ahmedpur East Branch; Muhammad Ahmed Anjum, former Bank of Punjab manager; Javed Ahmed Mughal, Radio Pakistan representative; Muhammad Irfan Kamboh; Chaudhry Tariq, former councillor; Chaudhry Mushtaq Ahmed, Numberdar; Riaz Khan Baloch, former Secretary General of Bahawalpur Press Club and President of Al-Sadiq Desert Welfare Society Bahawalpur; Dr. Muhammad Shakir, Chairman, Education Department, Islamia University Bahawalpur; Muhammad Sajjad Rakib, teacher and poet; Farhan Hameed Qureshi, teacher and social media activist; Mehr Saeed Ahmed Saeedi, Tehsil Ameer, Jamaat Ahle Sunnat Pakistan, Ahmedpur East; Mukhtar Ahmed Malik, former councillor Ahmedpur East; Muhammad Irshad Fauji, Tehsil President, Defence of Pakistan Zindabad Movement, Ahmedpur East; Jan Muhammad Chauhan, senior journalist; Irfan Baloch, member of the Human Rights Commission; and Chaudhry Nadeem, Numberdar.
The initiative is part of Al Mustafa Welfare Trust’s broader efforts to promote sustainable livelihoods by investing in skills, education and economic opportunities for women in underserved communities.
Photography: Nasir Iqbal
