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Inauguration of Indus Hospital Blood Center by the Honorable Chief Minister, Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah

Indus Hospital & Health Network (IHHN) is proud to announce its landmark achievement of its New Hospital Building in Korangi, Karachi. The Indus Hospital Blood Center at the New Hospital Building has been completed, and formally inaugurated by the Honorable Chief Minister, Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah on February 7, 2023. Since its inception 15 years ago, IHHN has had a distinguished relationship with the Government of Sindh and we are delighted to have been able to celebrate this milestone with our most valued partner.

Key members of the Government of Sindh were in attendance including Mr. Nasir Hussain Shah, Provincial Minister and Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Shah, Health Secretary, Sindh. IHHN’s founding donors, including Mr. Sardar Yasin Malik, Chairman, Hilton Pharma and representatives from IHHN’s partner in completing the Indus Hospital Blood Center – Al-Naseer Charitable Trust – graced the event. From IHHN, Chairman, Board of Directors, Mr. Abdul Kareem Paracha, President, Dr. Abdul Bari Khan, CEO, Dr. Zafar Zaidi and Chairman, Resource Generation & Partnerships Committee, Board of Directors, Mr. Salim Tabani were also in attendance.

Speaking at the occasion, Dr. Saba Jamal, Senior Director of IHHN’s Pathology & Blood Transfusion Services, briefed the audience on the journey of the Indus Hospital Blood Center as Pakistan’s first centralized blood center. What began in 2013 now serves over 7,000 beds across the country and in partnership with the Government of Sindh, manages the Regional Blood Center in Jamshoro, and Hospital Blood Banks in Hyderabad, Thatta and Badin. Dr. Zafar Zaidi, CEO, IHHN, briefed the Honorable Chief Minister on the progress of the New Hospital Building and applauded the Honorable Chief Minister for spearheading the support of the Government of Sindh towards IHHN.

The Honourable Chief Minister appreciated the contributions of IHHN and Dr. Abdul Bari Khan in serving the people of Pakistan with humility and extraordinary leadership. “I am honoured to be inaugurating the state-of-the-art Indus Hospital Blood Center today. The Government of Sindh is proud to partner with IHHN and is committed to supporting IHHN in the completion of its New Hospital Building and beyond to serve the people of Sindh and Pakistan”. Addressing the audience, the Honourable Chief Minister also requested partners of IHHN to engage business and social communities to support Indus, particularly as the burden of health increases for the vulnerable during a time of economic downturn.

Dr. Abdul Bari Khan, President, IHHN, acknowledged the Chief Minister’s longstanding support and the Government of Sindh’s contribution towards the IHHN’s New Hospital Building project; “IHHN takes pride in partnering with the Government of Sindh, without whom we would not be where we are today. We look forward to our continued partnership with them as we are united by the vision of the provision of high quality healthcare free of cost to all citizens of Sindh and Pakistan.” Dr. Abdul Bari also acknowledged Mr. Siraj Dadabhoy, Trustee, Al-Naseer Charitable Trust, for the invaluable support in establishing the Indus Hospital Blood Center at the New Hospital Building and Mr & Mrs. Farhan Hanif for their continued support towards IHHN’s Blood Center since its inception in 2013.

IHHN is thrilled to inaugurate the Indus Hospital Blood Center at the New Hospital Building alongside its most formidable partner Government of Sindh and the Honorable Chief Minister Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah. We pray that our long-standing partnership with the Government of Sindh continues to reinforce our noble mission.

 

Indus Hospital Blood Center, Karachi

Indus Hospital Blood Center started in 2013 with a mission to introduce a culture of voluntary blood donation and make safe blood accessible to all. The Center was the first of its kind in Pakistan to run voluntary blood donation drives based on international standards of screening. Scaling up its services, IHHN entered into partnerships with the provincial Governments of Sindh and Punjab, to operationalize one Regional Blood Center (RBC) in Jamshoro, Sindh, and two Regional Blood Centers in Multan and Bahawalpur, Punjab. These Centers are further connected with 21 hospital blood banks (HBB) serving more than 7,000 beds across public sector hospitals in Sindh and Punjab.

To ensure the provision of safe blood, Blood Transfusion Services at the Center carries out detailed screening and supplemental testing for Infectious Diseases, HIV, Hepatitis B, Anti-HCV, and antibodies for Syphilis, amongst others, while meeting international standards, including but not limited to the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (AABB). They also provide patients with essential blood and blood products, including red cells, platelets, fresh frozen plasma, and cryoprecipitate.

In line with global advancements, IHHN integrates life-saving technologies at its Blood Center in order to prioritize the highest level of safety and quality in its operations. The Blood Center also focuses on education and training and is unique in Pakistan such that it has introduced the Associate Degree in Transfusion Medicine – becoming the first ever blood bank specific degree in Pakistan.

In 2022, IHHN received ISO 15189 accreditation for the Blood Center in Karachi. Establishing a new benchmark for public sector Hospital Blood Banks, IHHN was also able to achieve ISO 15189 accreditation for RBC, Jamshoro; HBB Hyderabad; HBB Thatta; and HBB Badin, making them the first public sector blood center and hospital blood banks to achieve this milestone.

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Zakat is one of the five pillars of Islam. It is the specific amount of wealth that a mature Muslim, who is Sahib-e-Nisaab, gives to the poor with the intention of Zakat, upon the completion of the Zakat year.
“And those in whose riches there is a specified right. For the one who asks and the one who is deprived.” (Qur’an 70:24-25)

The meaning of Nisab is a specific amount of four types of wealth, which if owned by a mature Muslim, Zakat will be compulsory upon. The four types of wealth are:

  • Gold (7.5 Tolas, 87.48 Grams)
  • Silver (52.5 Tolas, 312.36 Grams)
  • Business wealth (value of which equals 52.5 Tolas Silver)
  • Currency/Cash (value of which equals 52.5 Tolas Silver)

Zakat is not just a fundamental pillar of Islam. It is also a revolutionary concept with the potential to ease the suffering of millions around the world.
As Allah (SWT) tells us in the Holy Qur’an:
“And be steadfast in Salah (prayer), and give Zakah. Whatever good you send forth for yourselves, you will find it with Allah. Certainly, Allah is watchful of what you do.” (Qur’an 2:110)
It is also a right that the poor have over us.
“And those in whose riches there is a specified right. For the one who asks and the one who is deprived.” (Qur’an 70:24-25)

Zakat is 2.5% of the wealth one possesses above the Nisab.

If someone is a Muslim, non-Sayyid, and they do not possess 52.5 Tolas silver, or its value in gold, currency, business wealth, or wealth surplus to their needs, they are eligible to receive Zakat.

No, Zakat is only obligatory upon Muslims.

There are eight categories of people who are eligible to receive Zakat:
  1. The poor
  2. Needy
  3. Administrators of Zakat
  4. Those whose hearts have been recently reconciled
  5. Those who have been enslaved
  6. Those in debt
  7. In the cause of God
  8. Travellers (including refugees)
As Allah (SWT) tells us in the Holy Qur’an: The Sadaqat (prescribed alms) are (meant) only to be given to the poor, the needy, to those employed to collect them, to those whose hearts are to be won, ¹⁹in the cause of the slaves and those encumbered with debt, in the way of Allah and to a wayfarer. This is an obligation prescribed by Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, Wise.

‘Hawl’ refers to a lunar year. E.g. When a person achieves the Nisab for the first time, then from this date till the same date in the next lunar year his ‘Hawl’ is complete.

For Zakat to be due, it is a condition for one lunar year to have passed. If one lunar year hasn’t passed on someone’s wealth, then Zakat is not due.

Yes, Zakat will be due at the time of Zakat due date for this amount. Even though a year hasn’t passed on having the amount. This is known as ‘Maal-e-Mustafaad’ in Shariah terms, as in wealth received midway through a year.

The midway of a year is not taken into consideration, but the zakat due date is considered. For example, you Zakat due date is the first of Ramazan , and before the first of Ramazan, your wealth decreased to below the Nisab, but on the coming of the first of Ramazan, your wealth met the Nisab criteria, then Zakat will be due. The drop earlier in the year beneath the Nisab criteria will not be considered

Yes, you will still be required to pay Zakat of 2.5%. For the payment of Zakat, ‘intention’ or ‘Niyyat’ is mandatory and common charity/donation cannot be considered as Zakat. Therefore, you are required to calculate your Zakat on your Zakat calculation date and then the calculated amount may be given to the identified Mustahiq-e-Zakat either in full or in tranches throughout the year, with the intention of that amount being considered as Zakat only.

For every year that you owe Zakat, take 2.5% from the total wealth you had at the end of that year and pay that in Zakat. If you are not sure how much wealth you had, you must estimate it to the best of your ability. For example, it is now Ramazan 2022. You have not paid Zakat for the last 5 years. You need to work out how much wealth you owned every Ramadan for the last five years and pay 2.5% of that.

There is no Zakat on the wealth of a minor.

The best way for you to do this would be to take the jewellery to a jeweller and ask them to value just the gold and silver parts of the jewellery. The valuations they give will be the total on which you have to pay Zakat. Precious stones are not liable for Zakat.

If money for Hajj has been paid and the place has also been confirmed, then there is no Zakat on this amount. But if the Zakat date falls before payment, then there will be Zakat due on this amount.

Yes, Zakat is due on this amount. But it is up to you – you can either pay Zakat on the amount each year, or when the money is received, you can pay for the previous years.

If your friend accepted that he had the debt and did not deny it, then Zakat is due on this amount. Calculate your zakat here

Yes, you can exclude this loan, but if your wealth increased by Zil-Qadah, then Zakat will be due on the extra amount as well.

In this scenario, there is no Zakat due on the house value. However, whatever rent was received, add this to your other wealth on which Zakat is due and pay the total due Zakat amount for the Zakat year. Also, there is no Zakat on the house until you sell it. Once you have sold the house and received the money, then there will be Zakat payable on that amount, if it remains in your possession till your Zakat due date.

Every year at the time of paying Zakat, you would need to calculate the total selling price for all the goods for sale in your shop. For example, all the clothes for sale in your shop add up to a total selling value of a particular sum of money. You would add this to your other wealth when calculating your total payment.

If you haven’t received the funds, then Zakat isn’t due. But if you have received the funds, Zakat is due.

This amount is the group’s collective ownership. Thus, each participant will pay Zakat on his/her share, or permission can be given to one person who will pay Zakat from the fund on behalf of everyone.

In Shariah terms, poor and needy is classified as someone who does not have the Nisab amount in their ownership. The meaning of Nisab here is 52.5 tolas silver or the equivalent of that in cash/gold, or extra to what is needed.

Zakat cannot be given to ‘Usool’ and ‘Furuu’. ‘Usool’ is parents, grandparents and so on. ‘Furuu’ is children, grandchildren and so on. Similarly, Zakat cannot be given to husband or wife. Besides this, Zakat can be given to other relatives.

If the orphan doesn’t possess the ‘Nisab’, and he isn’t a ‘Sayyid’, then he can be given Zakat. If he possesses something of the value of nisab, he cannot be given Zakat.

Zakat can only be given in those projects wherein possession is achieved of the Zakat amount. This means the person who can claim Zakat and is eligible for Zakat payment becomes the owner of the amount. Thus, to give food, clothing, medicine etc. to a poor person from the Zakat money is permissible. And those projects wherein ownership of the Zakat money is not achieved, Zakat cannot be given for example, spending in Masajid, digging wells etc.

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