IG Memon calls for quality education to combat social evils

Sindh police chief IG Ghulam Nabi Memon has emphasised that providing quality education to children from underserved communities is essential for fostering patriotic and law-abiding citizens who can resist social evils.

Memon made these comments during his visit to the Green Crescent Trust’s (GCT) charitable schools in the Mehran Town and Sharifabad areas of the Korangi Industrial Area. He praised the schools for educating over 1,500 children, primarily from families of industrial labourers living in disadvantaged neighborhoods.

He noted that without the GCT’s intervention, these children would be at a higher risk of engaging in anti-social and criminal activities. He said he visited the schools to personally acknowledge the vital role of reputable non-profits in enrolling out-of-school children in Sindh.

He said that the efforts to combat illiteracy and cultivate future peace-loving citizens align with the police’s core mission to eradicate criminal activities in society.

He urged influential individuals and community leaders to visit these charitable schools to better understand and support the initiative to provide quality education to underprivileged children.

He commended the GCT for its commitment to supporting the government’s efforts to eliminate illiteracy, and pledged his full support to further the mission of enrolling out-of-school children in Sindh.

“I encourage all philanthropists and donors to assist dedicated charities like the GCT in effectively addressing the issue of illiteracy in Sindh,” said the IG. He also appreciated that the GCT not only offers modern science and IT education but also provides Nazra Quran instruction to all its students.

GCT CEO Zahid Saeed expressed gratitude to the IG for taking time from his busy schedule to visit the schools and support their charitable efforts to educate children from underprivileged areas.

“The support from the head of the provincial police will greatly motivate philanthropists and donors to back our initiative to address the issue of out-of-school children swiftly.”

Saeed informed the IG that the GCT operates a total of 10 schools in Mehran Town, Sharifabad and the surrounding underprivileged areas, primarily serving the children of industrial labourers.

The GCT CEO also thanked the office-bearers and members of the Korangi Association of Trade & Industry for their overwhelming support in running the schools that ensure quality education for the children of their employees.

He briefed the IG that the GCT manages a network of 170 charitable schools in some of the most neglected and remote areas of Sindh, with a total enrolment of 32,799 students from low-income families.

“I sincerely thank all our patrons, donors and well-wishers whose continuous support has enabled us to pursue our mission of educating future generations from disadvantaged areas of Sindh for the past 30 years,” he concluded.