Public service of welfare organizations must be acknowledged, says Punjab Governor

Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman has emphasized the need of acknowledging the public services of welfare organizations as it motivates other people too. He was talking to a delegation of Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation which called on him at Governor House Lahore on Sunday. The delegation comprised Chairperson Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation, Cecilia Lazaro, founder and Executive Director of Akhuwat Foundation, Akhuwat Foundation, Abubakar Siddique and others. Speaking on the occasion, Muhammad Balighur Rehman said that those who dedicate their lives for humanity are great. While appreciating the welfare services of Amjad Saqib, head of Akhuwat Foundation, he said that conferment of Ramon Magsaysay Foundation Award on him is honour for the country. The Governor Punjab said that in Pakistan, Akhuwat, Edhi, Indus Foundation and other organizations like them are playing an important role alongside the government in poverty alleviation and social development. He said that people to people contact was very important in the relations between the two countries. He said that many foreign delegations meet him and tell him that got a different perception about Pakistan from media before visiting, but they found it otherwise. The participants of the delegation thanked the Punjab Governor for inviting them to the Governor House. While expressing their views, they said that the people of Pakistan are very hospitable. On this occasion, a visit to the Governor’s House was also organized for the delegation.