Chinese Minister Counsellor pledges support for PBM’s social welfare initiatives

Celina Ali

Islamabad: Chinese Minister Counsellor Yang Guangyuan on Tuesday expressed China’s willingness to further support the ongoing missions of Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM), which include providing healthcare, education, and financial assistance to underprivileged and vulnerable groups across Pakistan.

During a meeting with Managing Director PBM, Senator Capt. Shaheen Khalid Butt, Chinese Minister Counsellor Yang Guangyuan praised the organization for its significant nationwide efforts dedicated to uplifting the lives of those impacted by poverty.

Emphasising to devise a smart, small, soon and simple mechanism of joint efforts, he asserted to work together, preferably in healthcare, education, childcare and women empowerment area.

Yang Guangyuan was also desirous to select poverty-hit and remote areas of Balochistan province, Gilgit Baltistan and AJ&K to achieve the common goal of protecting people from the quagmire of poverty.

The Chinese Minister Councellor was accompanied by the second secretary Ding Haohao and third secretary, Zhang Datuo in the meeting where Director Projects of PBM, Qasim Zafar gave a detailed briefing about the PBM’s ongoing humanitarian services.

The Chinese delegation was apprised the key modules of PBM such as financial assistance for rehabilitation, education and medical treatment, care for poor and orphan children, women empowerment, food and shelter for the needy and vulnerable persons, rehabilitation of differently-abled-persons and others.

Highlighting the exemplary cordial relations between Pakistan and China, Managing Director PBM expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Chinese Minister Counselor for taking interest to be partner of PBM’s diversified social welfare services.

Senator Capt. Shaheen Khalid but also articulated his excitement to work jointly in social protection area and termed the bonding a landmark to uplift the lives of poor people even living in remote and deprived areas of Pakistan.

On the occasion, Managing Director PBM also communicated his pledge to follow the pathways of federal government’s National Economic Transformation Plan “Uraan Pakistan” e-Pakistan, equity and empowerment.