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Tribune News Network
Doha
The students and staff of Pakistan International School (PISQ) mourned the death of the school’s founder Lieutenant-General (retired) Muhammad Jahanzeb Arbab.
Lt-Gen Arbab breathed his last on Wednesday, January 29, 2020. He was also the ambassador of Pakistan to Qatar from 1980 to 1986.
Lt-Gen Arbab catalysed the process of acquiring land for the school in 1980 and played a key role in its establishment in 1985.
Stirred by profound empathy for his fellow citizens and a passion for education, Lt-Gen Arbab laid the foundation of an institution that could cater to the educational needs of the Pakistanis living in Qatar.
The school has withstood the test of time and has churned out thousands of successful students now serving their families and their country in various capacities as professionals.
The morning assembly concluded with special prayers for the departed soul.
Following the instructions of school’s Principal Nargis Raza Otho, the school conducted a morning assembly to express condolences on the sad demise of the founder of PISQ.
“Today, we are all deeply saddened and heart-broken by the news of the death of Jahanzeb Arbab. His name shall forever live on through this school. He will live eternally through the success and services of the students passing out from this prestigious institution. We all stand in complete harmony with the bereaved family and
sincerely pray for the exalted station of the deceased in Jannat in the Hereafter,” said the principal.
Later, Afshan Shahid, vice-principal Senior Girls’ Wing, paid homage to late Jahanzeb Arbab by recounting his immense contributions for the Pakistani community in Qatar. She particularly highlighted the challenges and obstacles that the late Arbab faced in establishing the institution.
Doha
The students and staff of Pakistan International School (PISQ) mourned the death of the school’s founder Lieutenant-General (retired) Muhammad Jahanzeb Arbab.
Lt-Gen Arbab breathed his last on Wednesday, January 29, 2020. He was also the ambassador of Pakistan to Qatar from 1980 to 1986.
Lt-Gen Arbab catalysed the process of acquiring land for the school in 1980 and played a key role in its establishment in 1985.
Stirred by profound empathy for his fellow citizens and a passion for education, Lt-Gen Arbab laid the foundation of an institution that could cater to the educational needs of the Pakistanis living in Qatar.
The school has withstood the test of time and has churned out thousands of successful students now serving their families and their country in various capacities as professionals.
The morning assembly concluded with special prayers for the departed soul.
Following the instructions of school’s Principal Nargis Raza Otho, the school conducted a morning assembly to express condolences on the sad demise of the founder of PISQ.
“Today, we are all deeply saddened and heart-broken by the news of the death of Jahanzeb Arbab. His name shall forever live on through this school. He will live eternally through the success and services of the students passing out from this prestigious institution. We all stand in complete harmony with the bereaved family and
sincerely pray for the exalted station of the deceased in Jannat in the Hereafter,” said the principal.
Later, Afshan Shahid, vice-principal Senior Girls’ Wing, paid homage to late Jahanzeb Arbab by recounting his immense contributions for the Pakistani community in Qatar. She particularly highlighted the challenges and obstacles that the late Arbab faced in establishing the institution.
