US-based Pakistani businessman takes pride in helping students through scholarships
Houston-based Pakistani businessman Tanweer Ahmed has a vision to see the youth of Pakistan excel in education, technological advancement and equip itself with latest knowledge.
Every expat Pakistani owes to his country and should step forward to contribute his bit to helo Pakistan meet the current challenges to its economy, said he while talking to Lead Pakistan during an exclusive interview.
Tanweer was in Islamabad Saturday morning only for a few hours to attend USAID’s organized “Invest in Pakistan” conference (I).
Tanweer Ahmed was due to leave for the US the same evening but spared a few moments to share his vision and what he intended to do in uplifting Pakistan’s economy by investing in youth particularly in education sector.
Through signing MoU on Endowment Fund for unprivileged students at the National University of Science & Technology (NUST) with USAID, we hope to benefit more than 1,500 students who would get scholarships annually through the Higher Education Commission (HEC) he said adding, more such interventions were in the pipeline to assist the Pakistani students in making their mark in various advanced sectors such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), IT and latest technologies.
He also lauded the US government’s efforts and the USAID initiative for playing the role of a bridge between the diaspora and the government of Pakistan.
Every individual has the right to achieve his/her aim in life and I am happy to help Pakistani youth in achieving their goal in life, said Tanveer.
About the volume of the investment, he said it was around $9 million. His father Sialkot-based philanthropist Mohammad Waris was also present there.
He was happy to see his son signing MoU in Education for the youth of Pakistan and addressing a conference where US Ambassador Donald Blome was also in the audience.
All my sons (four sons and all living in America) are returning to their country of origin as “we owe to the land of our ancestors,’ said Muhammad Waris.
In his native village, Adda in Sialkot too, Muhammad Waris has helped upgrade a school for girls to a college by donating its building.
The government college for girls is well-equipped with advanced facilities and has a library where students read and debate, a laboratory where girls perform various experiments and take ptactical classes. A sports ground and furnished classrooms are also hallmarks of the college.
