Girls who received Academic Excellence Award 2012
Boys who received Academic Excellence Award 2012
It is parents’ duty to bring up their child very carefully and save them from indulging in bad behaviour, said Rafique Ahmad, Treasurer, Human Welfare Foundation while addressing the audience at the Academic Excellence Award 2012 at Jaipur, Rajasthan on November 4. He further said the Foundation, for the last seven years, has been encouraging talented students through its various schemes. The Foundation’s aim is to make these children responsible citizens and real public servants, said he. The same programme will be organised for Delhi and Haryana students on December 16, he added.
The Foundation has shortlisted hundred students out of 500 applicants. According to the merit four students, Mr. Umar Saleem, Mr. Siddique Saleem, Mr. Majid Khan and Mr. Aftab Murtaza shared first position with 94 per cent each while Ms. Shaheen Bhati stood first with 91.67 per cent in girls category. 81.17 per cent was the least score among short-listed students. A cash prize of one thousand rupees along with memento and certificate were awarded to selected students. There was a short aptitude test for all students ahead of the ceremony and Mr. Akhlaq Ahmed and Mr. Amir Ansari provided career guidance for the students through power point presentations.
Academic Excellence Award 2012 was organised by Human Welfare Foundation along with Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Rajasthan, Helping Hand Foundation, FMC Network and PM Foundation. Mr. Ashfaq Ahmed, deputy secretary and director, department of minority affairs was chief guest of the ceremony.
Mr. Ashfaq Ahmed, Engineer Khursheed Husain, Mr. Moin Ahmed, Mr. Waqar Ahmed, chairman, Helping Hand Foundation, Mr. Naeem Rabbani, general secretary, Helping Hand Foundation, Mr. Paikar Farooq and Mr. Shafa’at Husain addressed the audience. The programme was inaugurated by Maulana Shahzad Qasmi with the recitation of a few verses from the Holy Qur’ān. Eram Iqbal sang hymns praising the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be to him).
Dr. Mohammad Iqbal and Mr. Zahoor Ahmed were the compeer. Senior leader of Labour Union Mr. Waqarul Ahad and social activists Mustafa Kamal, Dr. Mohammad Saleem Engineer and Dr. Hishamuddin, civil defence team division, 2012, were felicitated with shawls and mementos for their endeavours in different fields.