Turkish aid agency revamps school on Baba Island

TIKA has also nearly completed two other projects in the coastal districts of Gwadar and Ormara

As many as 1,200 students rejoined the only school on Baba Island, off Karachi coast, on Tuesday, after it was renovated by Turkey's state-run aid agency, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), in collaboration with the Navy League, an association of retired Pakistan Navy officers.

Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi inaugurated the school. The inauguration ceremony was also attended by the TIKA's Karachi coordinator Ibrahim Katirci and Navy League President retired Cmd. Tajuddin Najmi.

Speaking on the occasion, Katirci said that TIKA had undertaken several projects in Pakistan to improve education and living standards of the underprivileged communities.

TIKA has also nearly completed two other projects with the Pakistan Navy in the coastal districts of Gwadar and Ormara. These projects include building playgrounds and providing transportation for daily school commute.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 26^th, 2020.