LAHORE : In anticipation of the upcoming monsoon rains and to mitigate any potential natural calamities or urban flooding, Al-Khidmat Foundation Lahore has formally established a state-of-the-art “Monsoon (Disaster) Rescue Cell” in the Gulberg area. The facility was jointly inaugurated by the Patron of Al-Khidmat Foundation Lahore, Zia-ud-Din Ansari Advocate, and President Al-Khidmat Foundation Lahore, Engineer Hammad Rashid. Following the inauguration, President Engineer Hammad Rashid briefed the patron and other key officials regarding the emergency response protocols, rescue machinery, and strategic deployment lines.The high-profile ceremony was attended by the Vice Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Lahore, Khalid Ahmed Butt, Executive Director of Al-Khidmat Foundation Mughees Shahid Qureshi, and Deputy Secretaries of Jamaat-e-Islami Lahore, including Amer Nisar Khan, Qaiser Sharif, and Shahid Naveed Malik. Prominent leaders Mian Usman Afzal, Amer Noor Khan, alongside the operational staff and dedicated volunteers of the Al-Khidmat Rescue Cell, were also present on the occasion. Addressing the ceremony, Patron Al-Khidmat Foundation Lahore, Zia-ud-Din Ansari Advocate, underscored that Al-Khidmat Foundation has always been at the forefront of serving the residents of Lahore during testing times. He highlighted that despite operating with limited resources, Al-Khidmat Foundation continues to set unprecedented benchmarks in public welfare and disaster management. He extended his heartiest congratulations to the entire team for executing and setting up the rescue apparatus well ahead of the heavy rainfall spell.Zia-ud-Din Ansari Advocate further detailed that hundreds of certified Al-Khidmat workers and volunteers will remain deployed round-the-clock (24/7) to respond to any urban emergency or rescue calls. In tandem with active rescue operations, a dedicated Mobile Health Unit equipped with experienced medical professionals and essential life-saving drugs has been made operational to provide immediate healthcare relief to affected citizens. Touching upon other human development milestones, he remarked that through mega-projects like ‘Bano Qabil’, thousands of youth across the city are being empowered with free, high-end IT education.
