ALAM Welfare - Mehmood Alam

SERVICES

Due to humanity even in Banglies they helped out without distinctions, provided eatable items even in the dark nights to the hostages in the camps. I also took the responsibilities of serving the people in this camp, while I was child ageing 15 years only but I was eldest in serving the humanity with the spirit and emotions. I thought that one day I was to die as I never knew that I will go to Pakistan alive or dead. I was imaging each day seemed last day of my life, thinking that I could do the work which could be benefited to the people. It was my emotion and spirit that I could serve but also I was in emotion, doing the service of the people from my own hands. Nobody can give anything to anyone else, as the God is to give every thing to the human-being.

I decided without caring of my life, I early morning, while people were sleeping, left the came and go out for MANDI. Near the camp there was local train plying and I was well versed in Bangali Language and I disguised like Bangalies so the Bangalies could not ascertain me and from the Mandies, two bags of “PATATO and two bags of ONION”. Rs.20/- per 40 Kilos of Potatoes and Onion. I threw the 4 bags and Potatoes and Onions from the running train and leaped myself from the train. I sell out the same commodities Rs.2/- Per Kilo and Rs.80/- per 40 Kilos and people were buying with big queue. And thus I earn Rs.500/- to Rs.600/- daily and the earned money were disbursed amongst the helpless and oppressed people who did not have money at all and the same was continued till months. In that time the cost of Gold per Tola was Rs.250/- and oppressed and needy persons were selling out their Gold in Rs.200/- per Tola and from this money they were buying the essential commodities. Some time later there was aid starting from the Red Cross, providing rice, wheat, Vegetables and dried milk etc. each week and the people were passing like this in the camps. I remained myself whole night and day in the camp alongwith the oppressed and needy persons and remained myself in the serve of needy persons. I also remained myself without food keeping in view the needy, oppressed and aggrieved persons who were also without meal.

I was passionately and daringly and remained myself stronger and made out the mission of human service. After one year, repatriation in the year 1973 with Army and relatives were started and thus I also came to Pakistan. Unfortunately after 43 years the same Camp is still available in Chittagong and Dacca. People over there in camp love with Pakistan and raise slogans in favour of Pakistan and on the earth of Bangladesh, there was a flag of Pakistan still waiving in the camp. I also returned back to Pakistan. Right now the people of over there are still awaiting eagerly and expecting from the politicians and Army of Pakistan and they have wish that one day they will go to Pakistan. The social and this aggrieved time will take Pakistan further. There was a camp installed at Lahore where army and civilian people welcomed to us and given us Rs.300/- cash payment and I returned back to Karachi on the 3rd day and started my life from Karachi and bought second hand suit from the Market and sell it out in the market and sleep on the foot path in night and participated in social work like helping to the aggrieved and oppressed persons and to take them to hospital. In the mean time in 1980 there was fire erupted in Super Market, Liaquatabad, Karachi as a result of which most of the shops were burned to ash. I served day and night with money, and bodily. As I was impressed with the service of Abdul Sattar Edhi and kept the foundation of ALAM WELFARE and represented and led me and kept me his hands on my head. Thus I started the social work with 5 Ambulance and 5 welfare clinic centre which we started from Liaquatabad, F.C. Area, Moosa Colony, Orangi Town and New Karachi Allahwali. One year hardly elapsed unfortunately the civil violence in Karachi erupted in the year 1986, Jallao, gherao and terrible violence erupted in Aligarh and Qasba Colony, Karachi, thousand were died. I installed camp at Islamia Masjid, Jhanda Chowk Liaquatabad, Karachi and I was busy in picking up the dead and injured bodies, the city was burnt and scarcity was on climax.

ABOUT US

The contact with Mother Teresa transformation my life and by influence of Abdul Sattar Edhi, I put the foundation of Alam Welfare (Mehmood Alam), because from my childhood I was very much desirous, so I started the welfare services through my Port Trust School with cleaning system, provided water tank and fire extinguisher in the school from my own packet, I was belong to poor family, I have seen the poverty so near you can’t imagine, during break time of school, sold Molasses, Nuts and Molasses nuts, prepared by my mother and saved rupees two to three daily, my father’s income was Rs.60/- per month, in the year 1971 the was with East Pakistan was started and Bangladesh came into being, I met with Mother Teresa at the camp of Chicagoan, she was busy in welfare services I also started my services from Chicagoan High School camp for the grieved Humans all the affected and lower of Pakistan taken shelter in the said camp, but there were great problems on account of daily requirement of life i.e. food, milk for the children, medical treatment for the sick woman and old age people, there was great shortage of medicine, our Bangali brothers who were love with the humanity they provided foods and other items to the affected person in the life time, at that time I was child but I was great for the humanity services I was no problem to protect my life I was remain provided welfare services and supply potato, onion, by train, I purchase the same at the rate of Rs.20/- per bag and sold out at Rs.80/- I sold out the said item at the rate of Rs.2/- per kilo and earned daily Rs.500/600 and what ever earned I given to the helpless and shelter less needy people, thereafter such as on the weekly basis on account of international aid and provided wheat, rice and dried milk free of cost to the shelterless people who were residing in the camp I was busy day and night for the humanity services during the said period mostly I was not taken meal but I always stand on my services for the shelterless poor and affected person. After one year in the re-partition 1973, I along with some relatives of army same to Pakistan but it is regretted to say that inspite of passing 43 years the said camp still exist in Chicagoan, Dhaka. The people that area very much love with Pakistani, they installed Pakistani flag on their camp in Bangladesh and they always looking towards their Pakistani brothers, Politicians and Pak Army and they are desirous to go their beloved country of Pakistan. I started my life from Karachi, I was selling Pant, Shirt and other garments in Lunda Market, Liaquatabad Market and taken rest on the footpath of Karachi city, the meantime due to serious fire in Liaquatabad Super Market, lot of shops were burnt and large number of people were died. I was busy there day and night and provided humanity services; on basis of services of Abdul Sattar Edhi I made foundation of Alam Welfare Centre Trust in 1985. I also met with Mr. Edhi he supported me and also appreciated, therefore I practically started social welfare work immediately for providing Ambulance Services, Welfare Clinic and interment of the dead body, distribution of food items between the poor and shelterless people during the month of Ramadan and also joint sacrifice of animals during Eid-ul-Adha by immediately established five centre’s at Liaquatabad, F.C Area, Moosa Colony, Orangi Town and New Karachi. After one year serious crises created in Karachi in the year 1986 and huge people expired and injured at Ali Garh and Qasba Colony. I established emergency camp at Islamia Masjid, Jhanda Chowk, Liaquatabad, at that time I was holding 6 ambulances, during the said time I along with my companion busy to provide services day and night. Most of the people provided financial assistance in cash, meal items received from the huge people of Karachi at our camp and we provided all such things at the camp of Orangi Town School Camp Ali Garh, during the way Mark Tele Representative of BBC also recorded our interview which was on air after 2 hours. I also busy in social welfare work and I also participated during the serious crisis of earthquake, heavy rain, flood. In 1989 after 18 years in City of Kolkata I met with Mother Teresa second time after Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at that time she was very ill she awarded me one locket of the year 1836 it was great appreciation for me in the year 2000, I started matter on the issue of su***de “our message not to apply su***de” and say your problem to us, in Karachi, this message was affixed on the walls in the city of Karachi, the head office of Alam Welfare situated at Mumtaz Manzil, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi and thousands of people coming to our office i.e. 400/500 person including gents, ladies, old age people and children, this process continue year to year, we first hear their problem and give solution and also provide immediately a bag of meal item, we also provided jobs and giving counseling to the people, I think that due to jobless condition, high crisis and un-justice in this society created the issue of su***de, actually this problem due to unawareness from the religion. The Rozgar Scheme, Motor Chingchi, pulses, rise, clean home provide in different factory areas, also provide Meezan Oil, Chingchi Motor Cycle, in different markets and areas and also provided oil of 50/52 litre on very low rates, installed sugarcane machine in different locality of the city, according to the Rozgar Scheme 2014 provided Chingchi Rikshaw Rs.100/- daily or Rs.3,000/- monthly to the people without any interest and thereafter on payment of such installment they became the owner of the vehicle also provided small factory according to the Rozgar Scheme for the womans and girls, provided jobs of different designation in different timing and we are seeking to established home school in different Katchi Abadi of the city under the name of Alam Welfare wherein huge children taken education as there father having no financial position to provide education to their children, nor provide books, but we providing all facilities of books and free education. Our message to ON one Candle, provide education for one children, supply Aftar meal to Katchi Abadis during the month of Ramadan, also provide Aftar items on different bus stops, distribute meal items in between orphans, widows, needy persons, at the occasion of Eid we provide garments in between the Orphan and shelterless to give support during the earthquake and other crisis, so please provide us your valuable suggession in this respect and also give some time on this welfare services we will be highly thankful to you.