President Dr Arif Alvi has stressed the need for the government, public representatives, NGOs and other stakeholders to complement each other’s efforts in providing relief to the flood victims.

Talking to President of Islamic Relief USA Muhammad Anwar Khan Country Director of Islamic Relief Pakistan Asif Ali Sherazi and Advocacy Specialist at Islamic Relief Pakistan Raza Hussain Qazi in Islamabad today, he appreciated the program launched by Islamic Relief International in Pakistan to empower the widows by imparting them with skills to earn their livelihood, educating the street children in various parts of the country and improving the skills level of underprivileged persons.

The President said that Islamic Relief International may also launch a program for providing digital skills, through physical and online modes of education, to enable the youth bulge to gain market-based skills and earn a reasonable livelihood.

He also proposed that the Mosques, which remain available from Fajr to Zohar, may be considered for providing education to the street children and out-of-school children by providing appropriate training and education to Pesh Imams to be used as teachers.