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Jafriya Disaster Management Cell Welfare Organization ( JDC ), commonly known as JDC Foundation Pakistan , is a welfare and non-governmental organization (NGO) mainly operating in Pakistan .

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11-637: It was established in 2009 by Syed Zafar Abbas Jafri and some like-minded youths in Karachi. Sibt-e-Jaafar Zaidi was also one of its founding members, he stayed an active member of JDC until his assassination in March of 2013. It operates an ambulance set-up all over Pakistan and helps in emergencies and efforts after disasters. In a year, besides its volunteers, departmental heads and president, at least two JDC- Ambulance drivers have lost their lives in targeted killing. In 2014 JDC provided medical aid by organizing

22-517: A medical camp in collaboration with the Pakistan Red Crescent Society Although its working potential mainly covers Karachi and other cities of Sindh, however, JDC attempts to connect it with all people affected by any disasters in any corner of Pakistan, in March 2015 a large number of people joined a vigil organised by Jafaria Disaster Management Cell and Karachi based Civil Society of Pakistan in solidarity with

33-562: A school in Tando Adam where Muslim and Hindus studied for free. He was a poet, an intellectual, a principal in a college. He was shot down when he was returning from his college on his bike. Born and raised in Shia Muslim family, Sibte Jaffer got the early attachment with Ahl al-Bayt . Sibte Jaffer chose to write poetry for Ahl al-Bayt , through this Zaidi started getting momentum among masses, he used to recite Eulogies which

44-490: The independence in 1947, settling in Khairpur . He moved to Karachi in 1961 and eventually died there on 28 February 1987. Nasim Amrohvi was a member of Urdu Lughat Board . Over several years, he compiled an Urdu dictionary entitled Nasim-ul-Lughat . For each word Nasim-ul-Lughat provides not only its meaning, usage, and related proverbs but also the verses containing it. He also used to write Marsiya besides being

55-549: The affected families of the Lahore church bombings , with a manifesto to educate the society that the blood of the people belonging to all sects and religions is equally priceless without any discrimination. Dead bodies that cannot be spaced in other hospitals/cold-storage houses for hygienic storage due to the 2015 Pakistani heat wave emergency situation, JDC established a temporary cold storage at Numaish Chowrangi until arrangements for burial were made. The increase in sudden deaths

66-562: The flood relief campaign across Pakistan when the rural areas of Sindh, Baluchistan, and KPK were affected by floods in September 2022. A large amount of donations were contributed by individuals and organizations like banking Institutions. The two months campaign was run under the supervision of the co-founder, Zafar Abbas. Sibt-e-Jaafar Zaidi Sayyid Sibte Jaffar Zaidi ( Urdu : سيد سبط جعفر زيدى ) or commonly known as Ustad Sibte Jaffar ( Urdu : اُستاد سبطِ جعفر) (born 1957)

77-656: The method of helping needy people in different places. In Pakistan, JDC 2016 introduced the concept of “Diwar-e-Mehrbani” (Wall of Kindness) and “Bazaar-e-Mehrbani” (Market of Kindness), which was conducted at Expo Centre Karachi. Under the Wall of Kindness initiative, new and usable cloths are hung on the wall at a selected place to carry away and use of needy people. It has donated 20 metal detectors and jammers to Karachi University and provided free of cost four walk-through gates for six months for safety of students, teaching and non-teaching staff and other visitors JDC took part in

88-475: The metropolitan Karachi faced led to the scarcity of gravesites for the burial of he dead, causing an abnormal hike in price. Thus JDC Foundation decided to help with cash for burial arrangements to overcome the huge burden of booking a grave in Karachi’s graveyards and funeral on time. The idea of charity work went viral through social media and people from different countries e.g. India, China, Turkey etc. followed

99-528: Was a Pakistani Urdu poet , philosopher , and lexicographer who was born as Syed Qaim Raza Taqvi on 24 August 1908 in Amroha , British India . He belonged to a Taqvi Syed family. His father was Syed Barjees Hussain Taqvi and his mother was Syeda Khatoon. His grandfather was Shamim Amrohvi who was bestowed the title Farazdaq-e-Hind (lit. "India's Farazdaq "). In 1950, he migrated to Pakistan after

110-424: Was a Pakistani professor, poet, advocate, principal, religious reciter, writer and social worker. He started seven colleges in interior Sindh, each costing around Rs 6 million. He had set up educational centers. Apart from looking after educational wings of around five welfare organizations, he oversaw numerous charity organizations and orphanages . He received an Honorary award from Harvard University . He ran

121-860: Was written by himself in different Majalis organized by different people at different locations mostly in Karachi , Pakistan. His skilled poetry and unique recitation style gave him the Title of "Sha'ir-e-Ahle Bait" (Poet of Ahle Bait). He is also the paternal grandson of Nasim Amrohvi and childhood bestfriend of Rehan Azmi Sibt e Jaafar was shot and killed by two people on a motorcycle in Liaquatabad , Karachi on 18 March 2013. On 4 April 2013, two suspects were arrested in Karachi. Nasim Amrohvi Nasim Amrohvi or Syed Qaim Raza Taqvi ( Urdu : نسیم امروہوی , romanized :  Allamah Nasīm Amrohvī ; (24 August 1908 – 28 February 1987)

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