Video: Gala event in Dubai supports children’s education in Pakistan – Gulf News

The ‘Annual Supporters Conference by TCF UAE was attended by the First Lady of Pakistan, Samina Alvi; Mike Nithavrianakis, British Deputy High Commissioner in Karachi and Trade Director for Pakistan; Afzaal Mahmood, Ambassador of Pakistan to UAE; Hassan Afzal Khan, Consul General of Pakistan in Dubai; and members of the International Humanitarian City (IHC), Dubai.

Success stories

At the event, two TCF alumni, Muskan Amjad and Bakhat Noor, shared their story of struggles and triumph and how education helped them find hope and purpose in life.

Amjad, whose father is a rickshaw driver, studied at the Institute of Business Administration in Karachi. She said: “At one point in our life, I wanted to work and help support my family instead of studying, but my father reminded me that education is the only way to improve our lives, so I must focus on that. Now, I am so glad that I can finally help support my family financially’

Noor, meanwhile, pursued a Master’s degree in Petroleum Geology and is now working as a principal in a TCF school. She said: “It was not a norm in our family for girls to pursue education. But Abu [my father] was the first one to break that norm. He never differentiated between me and my brothers and always provided us with equal opportunities.”