BEIJING: A group of Pakistani students have formed a ‘Iron Volunteer Group’ in Wuhan, China’s Hubei Province to fight Coronavirous.
They told China Economic Net (CEN) that they work with the students of some other countries to keep high the spirit of Pak-China friendship.
Taking orders, placing orders, receiving goods and delivering goods, distributing rice and vegetables … these are part of their routine work.
Among them, some practice the “Long Live China-Pakistan Friendship” with actions as volunteers, putting themselves in danger for the sake of other students during the fight against the COVID-19.
There are two students of the food ordering group in charge of ordering Non-Muslim food and Muslim food from CUG(Wuhan)’s canteens. “I am responsible for ordering Muslim food,” said Ismail Shah, a Pakistani volunteer.
To facilitate food ordering, Shah created a group on WeChat, China’s most popular social media platform. Every night, students put their food orders for the next day in that group. They pay for their orders by WeChat Pay or Alipay, China’s top two digital payments.
Shah told CEN, “We are working in a proper way. Everyone has its own responsibility.” He added, “Besides routine responsibility, we also have unscheduled works, just like distributing wheat flour, rice, vegetables, cooking oil, eggs, fruits, etc.”
A Pakistani volunteer Habib Ur Rehman, has to make a report “Iron Man Volunteering Dairy” and send it to the working group on daily basis.
As all volunteers and teachers often hold an online meeting. They discuss the students issues and how to meet their demands, as well as make a schedule for next day’s work.
Rehman, from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said, “I feel tired physically, but I get inner satisfaction from helping others as a volunteer.” If someone wants to work as a volunteer, which means that he or she wants to help the humanity, he said.
“I can’t express the work of CUG(Wuhan) volunteers in words because they put themselves in danger for the sake of other students,” he told CEN.
Another Pakistani volunteer Muhammad Akhtar Alam wrote on his social media account that “It is time to cook dinner for myself after serving students all the day, without getting any rest…
I salute all the volunteers and teachers who serve students, while put their own lives in danger, listen to students’ complaints and tolerate students’ misbehavior every day without any complaints. I salute and respect all of you. God bless us all and God bless Wuhan.”
When asked the reason to join in the volunteer team, Shah said, “It’s my prime responsibility to help my good neighbor, friends and iron brothers. I want to contribute to the battle during the lockdown. It’s my belief that volunteerism is the best way for contribution.”
He wants to tell Chinese brothers and sisters, “We all are with you. We will fight together. We will defeat the COVID-19. It’s just like a night, and after few hours, the Sun will shine again. And ‘Indeed! Ease with difficulty’ (Al-Quran).”
Maqsood Ur Rahman, a volunteer from Pakistan said “It is my duty to make contributions to CUG(Wuhan) during the outbreak of coronavirus.
Teachers, friends and Wuhan need us. For me, China is not a foreign country and it is just like my home. I can’t leave China now. I will fight to the end.”
(With input from INP)
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