I discovered at an early age how education ennobles a human being. Since both my parents are professors at university level, I was raised in an atmosphere of learning and discovering. Later on I chose singing as my profession and thus traveled a lot, both in and outside Pakistan. Through observation I discovered that illiteracy is the root cause of all evils. This is especially true for Pakistan. The three major issues in Pakistan are crumbling social structure, lack of sound economic system and poor hygiene leading to degraded health conditions.
I believe that education is the only long term cure to all these evils and has the potential to solve all our problems. It is the only efficacious means to bring about a grass-root level change in the economic and social fabric of our society. Nothing destroys the spirit of self-betterment more than illiteracy.
I am greatly inspired by the Aligarh movement. It brought about a revolution in the lives of Muslims living in the sub-continent. Education of great caliber and character brought about a Muslim renaissance and a new nation within a nation was born. Muslims were able to progress only because Aligarh University created an environment which was conducive to learning and discovering. I envision an effective education program based on the same principles-the principles of providing quality education to the neglected and down-trodden people. This will transform them into efficient, productive and proud citizens. I plan to pick the talented ones from amongst them and to train and polish them to become future leaders.
It was because of these reasons that I have started an educational movement by the name of "Taaleem for All Trust". It aims to spread quality primary education to the deserving students of the backward areas of Pakistan and to hunt for talent amongst those poor but intelligent children. I believe that the two go hand in hand. We need to educate our masses and help them become
enlightened citizens of a progressive nation. We also need to hunt for talent from among the poor and the deserving. These talented and brilliant children will be provided world-class education at no cost and they will be encouraged to develop and polish their natural abilities. This will help them become natural leaders in all spheres of life.
8th October, 2005 - The Pakistan Earthquake That Jolted the World
In the wake of the hour, Taaleem for All Trust came forward to help the earthquake affected people of Pakistan and developed a comprehensive and definite strategy to overcome the difficulties faced by all affected people and missionaries involved in rescue and relief work. It also undertook rehabilitation and reconstruction of the affected people and areas respectively.
