Bureau Report
Islamabad
The Al Mustafa Vocational Home was inaugurated in Bhara Kahu, Islamabad, as part of an initiative to equip women with vocational skills and help them achieve economic self-reliance and empowerment.
Managing Director Al Mustafa Pakistan Nusrat Saleem formally inaugurated the vocational centre, while Zeb Jaffer, Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Economic Affairs, attended the ceremony as the chief guest.
Addressing the gathering, Nusrat Saleem and other speakers highlighted the importance of providing women with practical skills and creating opportunities that enable them to contribute to their families and become economically independent.
Other speakers included Syed Imtiaz Ali Rizvi, CEO of Education, Leadership and Management System; Pirzada Muhammad Qasim Qadri; Rubina Khawaja, Trustee of Al Mustafa UK; Sajjad Azhar; Muhammad Nawaz Kharal; Khanam Anser Naqvi; Rizwana Hussain; and Allama Rafiq Tauheedi.
Mohsin Ali served as the master of ceremonies.
The event was also attended by Tahir Loon, Iqrar Hussain, Shahin Jamal, Yathrib Baloch, Jaffer Majid Awan, Rehan Tahir, Muhammad Ali Bilawali, Ahsan Kabir, Syed Abdul Rahman and Musharraf Hussain, among other community representatives and guests.
Women participating in the ceremony, along with prominent members of the local community, welcomed the establishment of the vocational centre in Mohalla Syedan, Bhara Kahu, and expressed their appreciation to Al Mustafa for launching the initiative.
The Al Mustafa Vocational Home is aimed at providing women with skills that can help them secure livelihoods, improve household incomes and move towards greater economic independence.
Photography: Nasir Iqbal
