The Rural Development Foundation (RDF) has appointed Dr. Murtaza Mughal as a member board of directors. RDF, founded in 1978, is a non-political, not-for-profit organisation recognised nationally and internationally. Speaking at the occasion, President of the RDF Brig. (retd) Aslam Khan hoped that the new board member would discharge his duties with full dedication and add value to the entity.

Dr. Murtaza Mughal is known in social circles, has an impressive professional record, and his social services need no introduction, he added.

Currently, he is in Group Country Manager of United International Group (UIG), Chairman of Nazaria e Pakistan Center Trust, and President of the Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW).

Speaking at the occasion, Dr. Murtaza Mughal said he felt honoured and would leave no stone unturned to meet the expectations of the superiors in RDF.

He said that recent floods have inflicted heavy losses on the rural populations and pushed people decades back while they badly need support to start their economic activities again.

The devastating floods have inundated hundreds of villages across much of the country’s fertile land. He informed that the floodwater had transformed large parts of farmland into large lakes, making sowing wheat and other crops difficult. He informed that flooding is the worst to hit the country in recent history, and it may take months for the floodwaters to recede.

Dr. Mughal said that we are sensitive to the needs of the rural population, we trust the capabilities and potential of the rural poor, and we want to play a role in stimulating rural development, which is central to national development.

He said that strengthening rural areas’ educational, social, and economic sectors is crucial to national progress and human advancement, which cannot be ignored.