{"id":441972,"date":"2025-07-08T18:34:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T13:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=441972"},"modified":"2025-07-08T18:34:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T13:34:52","slug":"uk-man-sells-everything-to-build-schools-in-kashmir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/uk-man-sells-everything-to-build-schools-in-kashmir\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Man Sells Everything to Build Schools in Kashmir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a remarkable act of philanthropy, Chaudhary Muhammad Aslam, a British-Pakistani originally from Mirpur, has dedicated his entire life savings to transform the educational landscape of earthquake-ravaged Azad Kashmir.<\/p>\n<p>After nearly five decades of hard work in the United Kingdom, Aslam returned to his homeland in 2023, only to find that the scars of the devastating 2005 earthquake still lingered\u2014especially in the form of destroyed schools and neglected children\u2019s education.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/viral-singer-chahat-fateh-ali-khan-launches-singing-and-acting-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Viral Singer Chahat Fateh Ali Khan Launches Singing and Acting School<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"html5\" id=\"arve-html5-\" style=\"max-width:720px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed\">\n\t\t\t<video class=\"arve-video fitvidsignore\" controls controlslist=\"\" data-arve=\"arve-html5-\" onloadstart=\"this.volume=1\" preload=\"metadata\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/schools.mp4#t=0.1\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>Moved by the dire conditions, where children in remote areas continued to study outdoors on bare ground, Aslam made a life-altering decision. Upon returning to the UK, he sold all five of his properties\u2014assets accumulated over a lifetime\u2014and donated the entire sum, amounting to crores of rupees, to rebuild the region\u2019s educational infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Partnering with the UK-based humanitarian organization Muslim Charity, Aslam personally funded and supervised the construction of 35 modern schools across the most affected districts: Bagh, Haveli, Pallandri, Rawalakot, and Muzaffarabad. These new schools are equipped with proper classrooms, furniture, and facilities, providing thousands of children with a safe and dignified environment to learn and grow.<\/p>\n<p>Aslam\u2019s initiative addresses a long-standing gap left by state neglect, more than 15 years after the 2005 earthquake destroyed over 2,400 schools in Azad Kashmir. His selfless contribution has not only restored hope for countless families but has also set a powerful example of humanitarian service, showing how individual action can bring about lasting change.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/shehzad-roy-urges-govt-to-introduce-life-skills-education-in-schools-across-pakistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shehzad Roy Urges Govt to Introduce Life Skills Education in Schools Across Pakistan<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>Today, thanks to Chaudhary Aslam\u2019s sacrifice, a new generation of students in Azad Kashmir is receiving the education they deserve, sheltered from the elements and empowered to dream of a brighter future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a remarkable act of philanthropy, Chaudhary Muhammad Aslam, a British-Pakistani originally from Mirpur, has dedicated his entire life savings to transform the educational landscape of earthquake-ravaged Azad Kashmir. After nearly five decades of hard work in the United Kingdom, Aslam returned to his homeland in 2023, only to find that the scars of the devastating 2005 earthquake still lingered\u2014especially [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/uk-man-sells-everything-to-build-schools-in-kashmir\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":441975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2571,1298,2199,2577,2530,2578],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-441972","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-academic-education","8":"category-culture","9":"category-featured","10":"category-social","11":"category-social-issue-cause","12":"category-street-buzz"},"wps_subtitle":"","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-9-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-9.jpg",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-9.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Sher Alam","categories_name":["Academic\/Education","Culture","Featured","social","Social Issue\/Cause","Street Buzz"],"title_text":"UK Man Sells Everything to Build Schools in Kashmir","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2571,1298,2199,2577,2530,2578&exclude=441972","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441972\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/441975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441972"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=441972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}