KARACHI: Opening his eyes in the well-off and literate family, Khaleel Ibrahim Yousfani son of Muhammad Ibrahim Yousfani was born on December 1, 1967 at Tando Allahyar district (formerly Hyderabad district).
His father was a prominent lawyer and a landlord of the district. Khaleel is the only brother of his five sisters.
Mr Khalil received his early education in his hometown from the Government Primary School (now Little Ferry School) Tando Allahyar. He was an outstanding and brilliant student in his school.
In 1979, Khaleel Yousfani was admitted in the Cadet College Petaro from where he completed his matriculation in 1983 and intermediate in 1985. He clinched A plus grades in the matriculation as well as in intermediate.
After finishing his intermediate, Khaleel Yousfani succeeded to get admission in the Liaquat University of Health Sciences (formerly Liaquat Medical College), Jamshoro from where he completed his MBBS in medicine, surgery and community medicine.
Moreover, on the sidelines, he also completed his Bachelors of Arts (BA), Masters of Arts (MA) in Psychology and Masters of Arts (MA) in Economics from the University of Sindh, Jamshoro.
With multiple degrees in hand, Mr Khaleel Ibrahim appeared in the most competitive examination – Central Superior Services (CSS) – and qualified it in 1994 however he couldn’t get allocation. He started his medical career as Medical Officer in the Sindh Government in 1995 after working in few private medical centers for some brief stints.
Again, he appeared in the CSS examinations and qualified it with flying colours. He was allocated Pakistan Customs, the most prestigious group of the civil services.
He was, first, posted as Assistant Collector, Collectorate of Sales Tax, Karachi where he served from March 1999 to September 2001. He recovered huge amount of evaded sales tax and also earned cash rewards in this regard. He also conducted National Tax survey and successfully registered thousands of new taxpayers.
Then, Khaleel was posted as Deputy Collector, Collectorate of Customs Preventive, Appraisement, Model Customs Collectoratre, and Adjudication, Karachi from Sept 2001to March 2007. He performed brilliantly and adjudicated 286 cases out of 297 cases in 2002-2003.
In 2004, Mr Yousfani received an international scholarship that helped him to get another masters’ degree – Masters of Business Administration – from the Australian National University, Australia. His favorite subjects were corporate finance, management and economics. He returned back in 2005.
From March 5, 2007 to August 31, 2008, Khaleel also worked as District General Manager with the National Commission for Human Development, Nawabshah and coordinated with district government on policy reforms and trained district representatives on budgeting and planning.
Mr Yousfani also worked as Deputy Collector, Pakistan Customs Computerisation System (PaCCS) Project from September 1, 2008 to February 22, 2011. He tirelessly worked for PaCCS’ performance enhancement through hardware up-gradation, archiving of the database, scanners’ connectivity to augment examinations and establishment of PaCCS Disaster Recovery Site.
With his outstanding performance during his service, Khaleel Yousfani was posted as Secretary, Federal Board of Revenue, Islamabad in September 2012. He maintained effective liaison with other customs organization specially India, Srilanka and China for finalization of customs cooperation agreement.
Khaleel Ibrahim Yousfani also briefly served as Additional Director, Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation, Karachi. He also served as Additional Collector, MCC Appraisment/Port Qasim, Karachi, Collector of Customs (Appeals)/Director IOCO, Karachi.
Besides his tremendous service career, Khaleel Yousfani also actively took part in a number of trainings including Train the Trainers on Strategic Trade Control Enforcement at World Customs Organization, Belgium; Train the Trainers on Program Global Shield (WCO) at World Customs Organization, Belgium; Customs Border training Centre, Customs Department, South Korea; Global Training Consulting, Istanbul; Conflict Resolution at United States Institute of Peace (USIP) & Sustainable Peace and Development Organization (SPADO); Control of Drug Offence at JICA Tokyo, Japan; Professional Development at Marcus Evans, Dubai, U.A.E; Leadership Skills at Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi.
With his vast experience, Khaleel Ibrahim Yousfani also imparted trainings to Customs officers and other law enforcement officers at Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad; PGS orientation training at Doha, Qatar for officers of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region; participated as panelist for PGS at the launching ceremony of WCO’s Security Project at Bangkok, Thailand; delivered trainings on dispute/conflict resolution to community members including religious leaders, local police officers, women of community and area influentials in liaison with Sustainable Peace and Development Organisation (SPADO); and Regular Faculty for delivering trainings to newly recruited Appraising officers as well as Assistant Collectors for Harmonised System and Pakistan Customs Tariff.
Presently, Khaleel Yousfani has been posted as Director, Post Clearance Audit (PCA) Karachi till date i.e. July 2022.
KARACHI: With cuteness on face, bold and attractive personality, Rafia Javed daughter of Nazar Hussain was born on july 15, 1975 at Sita Nandhi a village near district Dadu. Her family had a prominent background in the area and her father was a government employee who worked at the local court.
Rafia Javed has two sisters and two brothers and all of them are highly educated and well-settled.
With limited resources, Rafia received her early education from the Seeta Nandhi Primary School while she received primary education from the Seeta Road High School. She passed her matriculation from the Board of Secondary Education Hyderabad in 1990. She clinched A-grade.
Rafia had to walk three to four kilometer daily to attend school which is the point that led her to be strong and study hard to be an extraordinary student.
Rafia did her intermediate from the Government Girls College, Dadu, affiliated with the Board of Intermediate Education Hyderabad in 1992. Yet again she grabbed A-grade in intermediate examinations. She also started teaching at her school to promote girls’ education.
Since childhood, Rafia remained a girl with helping nature who always had helped his colleagues, helped them in their studies. She also took active part in literary activities and debate competitions in school and college.
With an aim to do something extraordinary in life and achieve success where she can contribute to the society, Rafia Javed got admission in the Sindh’s premier education institution – University of Sindh – from where she completed Bachelors of Arts (BA) in English Literature. She also did her Masters of Arts (MA) in English Literature. Again, she outshined in the university.
On the sidelines of her studies, Rafia used to arrange workshops and seminars for the university. She also wrote articles for regional newspapers on different topics particularly girls’ education. Apart from her university education, she had also worked as Sub-Editor with Ibrat Magazine.
In 2001, Rafia Javed had passed the examination held by the Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) and she choose to join the Education and Literacy Department, Government of Sindh.
Firstly, Rafia had served as Lecturer BS-17 who taught English at various colleges. Then she was posted as Assistant Director in the Education and Literacy Department where she had served with utmost honesty and dedication.
Rafia had also served as Deputy Secretary in the Universities and Boards Department, Government of Sindh for couple of years.
She had also served as Controller of the Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) where she outperformed and brought major administrative and curriculum changes to ensure best quality of education for the students of the metropolis.
With her devotion and expertise in education sector, Rafia Javed was posted as Registrar, Directorate of Inspection & Registration of Private Institutions Sindh for couple of years. After her promotion to the next higher grade, Rafia has been working as Additional Director at the Directorate of Inspection & Registration of Private Institutions Sindh till date.
Rafia Javed is a notable figure in the field of education in Sindh, Pakistan. She is recognized for her contribution to education reform, advocacy for girls’ education, and her efforts to improve the quality of education in rural and underprivileged areas of Sindh.
She has been a strong advocate for girls’ education, particularly in rural Sindh where cultural and socioeconomic barriers often limit access to schooling for girls. She has worked on initiative to improve teacher training and professional development, ensuring that educators are better equipped to deliver quality education.
Rafia has emphasized the importance of community involvement in education, working to engage parents and local leaders in supporting schools and educational programs due to it she has established two libraries one at Sita Road and another at Khan Pur. Her work has also extended to influencing education policies at the provincial level, aiming to create systemic changes that benefit students across Sindh.
Rafia’s efforts are part of a broader movement to address these issues and create a more equitable and effective education system in the region.
KARACHI: Opening his eyes in the well-educated and well-settled family, Arshad Hussain Bhutto son of Muhammad Hussain Bhutto (late) was born on February 29, 1968 at Hyderabad, the second largest city of Sindh province. His father was a Professor by profession who was associated with the Education and Literacy Department, Government of Sindh.
Arshad Hussain Bhutto has two brothers and two sisters and all of them are well-educated and well-settled.
Mr Arshad received his primary education from the Model School, Old Campus in 1973. He passed his matriculation from the Board of Secondary Education Hyderabad in year 1983. He clinched A-grade in the matriculation.
He completed his intermediate from the Board of Intermediate Education Hyderabad in 1985. Yet again he passed his intermediate with flying colours.
Arshad Bhutto was an outstanding students in his studies who always took active part in debate and writing competitions. He also won several medals for his extraordinary skills.
Besides, Arshad also played cricket and football in his school and college level and represented cricket and football teams at different districts.
While finishing his intermediate, Arshad Hussain qualified the selection process and got admission in the premier engineering university of the Sindh province – Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) Jamshoro – from where he passed his B.E (Civil) in 1991. He grabbed First Class in the university.
Mr Arshad always wanted to prove himself as the meritorious student and true and hardworking son of honest father who tasked him just to focus on studies and made them feel proud in the field of education.
With distinctive engineering degree, Arshad Bhutto appeared in the most competitive examination held by the Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) in 1992 in which he had qualified for the post of Assistant Executive Engineer (AEN) BS-17, Works and Services Department, Government of Sindh.
While serving the people of the province by ensuring best quality services, Mr Bhutto had served as AEN in different districts till 2012. He was then promoted to the post of Executive Engineer (XEN) BS-18 and served in various districts of the province until 2018. Arshad Bhutto was then promoted to the post of Superintendent Engineer (SE) BS-19 in 2018.
In 2023, Arshad Bhutto was promoted to the post of Chief Engineer (BS-20) and posted as Chief Engineer, Buildings Division Karachi. Mr Arshad has worked with utmost dedication, honesty and sincerity in various districts including Tando Muhammad Khan, Badin, Hala, Jacobabad, Matiyari, Karachi etc.
KARACHI: Belonging to well-known landlord and business family of Matiyari district (formerly Hyderabad), Athar Bahzad Memon son of Ghulam Mohammad (late) was born on July 5, 1978 in New Hala. His father owned agricultural lands, petrol pumps and rice mills.
Athar Bahzad Memon has three brothers and two sisters and all of them are well-educated and well settled.
Mr Bahzad received his primary education from Makhdoom Ameen Faheem Primary School, Hala while he completed his secondary education from the MG Government Secondary School, Hala. He clinched A-1 grades from the Board of Secondary Education Hyderabad in 1991.
He passed his intermediate from the S.I Government Degree College, Hala, affiliated with the Board of Intermediate Education Hyderabad in 1993. Yet again, he grabbed A-1 grades.
Mr Athar remained genius student in school, as well as, in the college who was admired by his teachers following his decent personality and soft-spoken attitude. He also won many writing competitions.
Mr Memon got admission in the most premier educational institution – Mehran University of Engineering and Technology – Jamshoro from where he completed his Bachelors of Engineering (B.E) in Civil in 1999. Again, he outshined in the university and grabbed top position.
In the meantime, Athar also did his Masters of Arts (MA) in Sindhi from prestigious University of Sindh. He also did another Masters of Arts (MA) in International Relations from University of Sindh.
Athar Bahzad Memon had contributed several articles on national and international issues in the local dailies which were widely read and lauded.
Soon after finishing his university education, Athar Bahzad Memon returned to his hometown and joined his family business for few years. In the meanwhile, he also started preparation for the most competitive examination to become a civil servant to serve people of the province.
In 2003, Athar Bahzad appeared and qualified the competitive examination held by the Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) with flying colours. He was allocated in Provincial Secretariat Service (PSS).
After joining the Sindh Government in 2005, Athar Bahzad went for necessary training to Nipa and to Bangladesh.
Firstly, Mr Bahzad was posted as Section Officer in Health Department. He also worked as DDO Coordination under the dynamic leadership of senior bureaucrat Usman Chachar. He also served at DCO Secretariat, Matiyari district for some time.
Memon also worked as Section Officer (General) in Sindh’s irrigation department where he had served for some ten months.
In 2013, Athar Bahzad was posted as Deputy Director, Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) at Hyderabad. Later, he was posted as Deputy Secretary, Bureau of Supply and Prices, Agriculture Department where he worked with utmost dedication and commitment.
In 2017, Athar was promoted to BS-18 and posted as Deputy Secretary (Resource Wing), Finance Department where he had worked for long time. He had also worked as Deputy Secretary (Development-I, II) of the Finance Department for some four years.
Later, he was posted as Director of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) program. In 2003, Mr Athar Bahzad Memon was promoted to BS-19 and posted as Director General, Monitoring and Evaluation Cell, Planning and Development Department.
Presently, Athar is serving as the most important responsibility as Additional Secretary, Planning and Development Department of the Sindh Government.