Two million students to receive IT education over the next two years: Hafiz Naeemur Rehman

KARACHI, Nov 13: Emir Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Engineer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has said that the Bano Qabil Programme has expanded across the country and that the organization aims to provide IT education to two million students over the next two years. He said that the programme would not only equip students with IT skills but would also help arrange employment opportunities for them. He emphasized that young people do not need to lose hope or leave the country in search of better opportunities. Instead, they should utilize their abilities in the IT sector and transform their future through their skills.

Hafiz Naeemur Rehman expressed these views while addressing a “Digital Pakistan Consultative Session” organized under the Bano Qabil Programme at a local hotel, where he attended as the chief guest.

The session was attended by Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi, Munem Zafar Khan; Secretary Taufiq-ud-Din Siddiqui; Chief Executive Naveed Ali Baig; Member of the Sindh Assembly Muhammad Farooq Farhan; Executive Director Rashid Qureshi; CEO of Bano Qabil Pakistan Shahid Iqbal; Director of Bano Qabil Karachi Farooq Kamalani; and several other prominent personalities.

Representatives and heads of various organizations, including Jahan Ara, Zuhaib Khan, Aminur Rehman, Azam Mughal, Naeem Khanani, Owais Habib Khan, Hassan Azhar Khan, Zahid Cheepa, and Riaz Joiya, also participated in the session.

On this occasion, Alkhidmat signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with 10 organizations representing the banking and financial, healthcare, manufacturing, IT, and services sectors. Representatives of Alkhidmat and the participating organizations signed the agreements and exchanged documents.

Under these agreements, the companies will provide jobs, internships, and mentorship opportunities to Bano Qabil students. They will also support the programme through an advisory board to ensure its continuous improvement. In return, Alkhidmat will provide these companies with skilled and trained students according to their requirements.

Addressing the participants, Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that Pakistan’s youth were highly talented and that the country possessed tremendous potential. What was needed was to provide young people with opportunities to demonstrate their capabilities.

He recalled that when the programme was initially launched, the organizers had not anticipated such an overwhelming response. However, more than 100,000 young people registered for the programme, making it remarkably popular. Today, the initiative has expanded across the country.

He further observed that politics in Pakistan rarely focused on issues of national importance. If political activities were centered on the real issues facing the nation, many of the country’s problems could be resolved.

Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that Alkhidmat was working in eight different sectors of public welfare. He also highlighted that Alkhidmat’s state-of-the-art laboratory offered services at rates lower than those charged by even the city’s largest hospitals.

He said that the present era was the digital age and that the courses offered under the Bano Qabil Programme had been specifically designed to meet current market and industry requirements.

He stressed the need to introduce modern technology into Pakistan’s agricultural sector, adding that value addition and microfinance could play a significant role in transforming agriculture and unlocking its vast potential.

Addressing the representatives of the participating organizations, he said that their cooperation could help take the programme to new heights. He added that bringing young people into the IT sector and sponsoring their professional development would increase Pakistan’s IT exports and strengthen the national economy.

During the session, CEO of Bano Qabil Pakistan, Shahid Iqbal, gave a detailed briefing on the nationwide interest and participation of young people in the Alkhidmat Bano Qabil Programme. He also highlighted the programme’s positive impact on the national economy.

Chief Executive of Alkhidmat, Naveed Ali Baig, said that it was Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman’s vision to bring young people out of despair by providing them with free IT education.

He added that, by the grace of Allah, several hundred thousand young people had completed courses through the programme and were now earning livelihoods and supporting their families.

He further explained that, under the Bano Qabil Skills Development Programme, young people were also being equipped with practical skills through courses such as mobile phone repairing, advanced tailoring, and laptop repairing.

On the occasion, representatives of various organizations appreciated Alkhidmat’s efforts and acknowledged the significance of the Bano Qabil Programme. They emphasized the need for skills-based learning as an alternative and complement to the country’s traditional education system.

They also announced initial investment support for new startups emerging from the Bano Qabil initiative and assured Alkhidmat of their full cooperation in taking the programme forward.