“Says it is our prime responsibility to be careful when it comes to donating to charity, to make sure that every single penny being donated reaches to the rightful person or an authorized institution”
S.A Haidri
Muzaffarabad: Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir (PM AJK) Raja Farooq Haider Khan has said that we all have a common, social, and legal responsibility to donate Zakat, charities and other donations for poor and deserving people.
AJK Premier expressed these views while addressing the seminar organized by the Federal Ministry of Information and broadcasting, entitled as “Haq Haqdar Tak” here on Thursday. Member of Legislative Assembly Dr. Mustafa Bashir Abbasi, Chief Campaign Manager District level management program Khurram Shehzad, District Co-ordinator Muzaffarabad Imtiaz Awan, Chairman Pakistan Red Crescent Soceity AJK state branch Sardar Mehmood Ahmed Khan, Director General Tourism Sardar Javed Ayub, Community Leader Social Worker Raja Iftikhar, Maulana Qazi Mehmood ul Hassan, Shaukat Javed Mir, Raja Muhammad Shafiq, Shehzad Rathore, Sajida Gillani, Saira Chishti and others also addressed the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister said, “Our religion is based on the theory of donating poor who are deprived of basic facilities and it is also according to the teachings of Holy Prophet (PBUH)”. He stated that the incumbent government is endeavoring to provide relief for needy persons at their door steps, “If needed, the government will also make new laws to provide food, charity and donations to the deserving people and institutions so that only deserving persons can be benefited”.
“In any Islamic State, Zakat is being distributed by the government; we will make the distribution of zakat system more efficient and improved so that deserved can only be benefited”, Khan said adding that the incumbent government will fulfill the mission of serving people only for the sake of Allah.
Khan made it clear that that he had no personal agenda, “Allah has given the authority to protect the rights of the people, if there is a need, and legislation will be made in this regard” he maintained.
“It is our prime responsibility to examine and be careful while donating to someone to make sure that every single penny being donated reaches to the rightful person or an authorized institution”, he said. He exhorted that the awareness campaign initiated by the Federal Ministry of Information should improve, so that people can help the deserving. “We have to work as civic citizen to establish a welfare society,” he said.
Taking about the right thing for right person, PM AJK stated that Government has brought reforms in recruitment through NTS, Public Service Commission and other educational institutions in Azad Kashmir to ensure that people get their right place on right job.
Meanwhile, at the end of seminar, Chief Campaign Manager S.A.M Sherazi presented a shield to Prime Minister AJK.
