{"id":65838,"date":"2024-02-29T14:19:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T14:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/alumna-brings-water-relief-to-chakwal-school-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-02-29T14:19:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T14:19:06","slug":"alumna-brings-water-relief-to-chakwal-school-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/alumna-brings-water-relief-to-chakwal-school-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumna brings water relief to Chakwal school | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<strong class=\"location-names\"><br \/>\nCHAKWAL:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">The former student of a renowned female school in Chakwal became a messiah for the staff and students of the educational institute, which lacked basic facilities including drinking water.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">Built in 1935 to equip girls with the jewel of education, the Government Girls High School No 1 has so far produced millions of female students, who are now playing multiple roles in society. Around 2,200 female students are currently studying in this school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">Ironically, the largest-ever school in Chakwal district had been lacking basic facilities for the past several years. The absence of a library and clean drinking water became the hallmark of the leading institution. The female students and the academic staff either used to drink contaminated water or bring clean water from their homes. The students suffered from various diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">Finally a task, which was the responsibility of the elected representatives and the district government, was done by a former student. Gul Rana Azhar helped install a water filtration plant for Rs1.1 million and inaugurated the plant by cutting the ribbon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\"><strong>Read<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2457230\/experts-warn-of-looming-water-crisis\">Experts warn of looming water crisis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">Earlier, the school\u2019s principal, Musarrat Jabeen, other teachers and students received Gul Rana Azhar and her husband Chaudhry Azhar Mehmood Chakral and showered flower petals on them. Gul Rana told the media that newly-appointed principal Musarrat Jabeen drew her attention to the non-availability of clean water in the school. \u201cI assured the principal of providing the water filtration plant after consulting my husband.\u201d She expressed her pleasure in solving the long-standing problem of drinking water for thousands of students at the school where she studied herself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">Azhar Mehmood said that the installation of the water filtration plant was possible because of his wife\u2019s interest and that the project would keep benefitting the students in future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">Paying tribute to Gul Rana and her husband Azhar, School principal Musarrat Jabeen said that the long-standing problem of drinking water for 2,200 female students and about 60 staff members in the school has been finally resolved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">She said that the school had no facility for the provision of clean water for a long time and repeated reminders to the higher authorities and philanthropists turned out to be a futile exercise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:black\">\u201cThe school girls are extremely happy about easy access to the drinking water and pay tribute to the couple for the facility,\u201d she added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"background-color:white\">Published in The Express Tribune, February 29<sup>th<\/sup>, 2024.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHAKWAL: The former student of a renowned female school in Chakwal became a messiah for the staff and students of the educational institute, which lacked basic facilities including drinking water. 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