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PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN INAUGURATES INDUS HEALTH NETWORK’S ICON 2020 CONFERENCE

Karachi, Pakistan

January 17, 2020

Honorable President of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi inaugurated the Indus Health Network’s (IHN) flagship health conference – ICON 2020 on Friday, January 17, 2020. The inauguration ceremony took place in Marriot Hotel, Karachi. The theme of the current conference is ‘Building Bridges for Better Healthcare’.

Dr. Abdul Bari Khan, Chief Executive Officer, IHN; Younus Hashim Bengali, Chairman IHN; Members of the Board; Dr. Shamvil Ashraf, Executive Director, Medical Services, IHN; Mr. Syed Mashhood Rizvi, Executive Director, Communication and Resource Development Directorate, IHN; and Dr. Mohammad Fareeduddin, Head of Pediatric Services, Indus Hospital and Chair, ICON 2020 and other faculty members were present at the occasion. Dr. Palitha Mahipala, and Dr. Mwelecele Ntuli Malecela, Representatives of WHO participated in the event.

ICON 2020 is aligned with the Government of Pakistan’s commitment towards UN’s Sustainable Development Goal No. 3 of good health and well-being for all. The conference will highlight initiatives taken by the Indus Hospital to address healthcare challenges in Pakistan by bringing together disparate and like-minded institutions and individuals.

The President inaugurated the conference and said, “As a member of this fraternity, the health of the nation is of great importance to me. Ever since I entered the Government, this importance has increased even more! There is a strong link between health conditions of a nation and its productivity.”

He further said, “Public-Private Partnership is our highest priority to lessen the healthcare burden. The Indus Health Network has been a key partner in this process. Indus has been at the fore, bringing technical expertise, technology, and resources to government hospitals and primary care facilities. I want to congratulate Dr. Abdul Bari Khan and his teams for exemplary partnerships with us to benefit our people. They have brought state-of-the-art facilities to cities like Badin. They systemized blood donation and brought it to an international standard in cities in Sindh as well as Multan and Bahawalpur. And they have gone into the most marginalized and furthest communities to screen for TB and other diseases.”

Dr. Mwelecele Ntuli Malecela talked about the importance of collective approach and said, “Integrated approaches enable successful delivery of high-quality healthcare to all, particularly the poorest and those in direst need. Effective collaboration between stakeholders with different missions, interests, cultures, and even vocabularies is difficult to achieve. It requires common understanding as well as collective leadership, a collaborative mindset, and a key partnering skill set. With these critical elements in place, partnerships can achieve real impact.”

In his vote of thanks, Dr. Abdul Bari Khan welcomed all esteemed guests and thanked them. He appreciated the good work Government of Pakistan is doing in the field of healthcare provision. He said, “As an exemplary healthcare and educational institute, IHN is engaged in policy dialogues and research. ICON has been serving as the forum to engage healthcare professionals from different fields and geographical areas. It aims at disseminating research-based recommendations and reflects upon and synthesizing current healthcare scenario along with identifying challenges for future. I hope that ICON 2020 will help us in Building Bridges for Better Healthcare.”

Dr. Shamvil Ashraf briefed about IHN’s initiatives and said, “In order to reach out to more people, to benefit more patients and to build the capacity of public hospitals’ personnel, IHN decided to enter into a partnership with government.  It also helped us in replicating our model of healthcare which was free treatment for all.”

Chair, ICON 2020, Dr. Muhammad Fareeduddin said that, “Pakistan was the first country to adopt United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals 2030 agenda. Indus’ ICON 2020 is committed to contribute to the Goal No. 3 of good health and well-being for all”.

At the end of the conference the management of IHN and ICON’s organizing committee thanked the audience for contributing towards a great cause.

ICON 2020

ICON is a biennial conference and ICON 2020 is fifth of the series. The conference is attended by notable delegates from across the globe. ICON 2020 will have overarching plenary lectures, symposia, workshops, and abstract and poster presentations. The global and multidisciplinary conference will be an excellent networking opportunity for medical and allied health professionals, researchers, government officials, and policy-makers. The ICON 2020 will serve as a great opportunity to share experiences and best practices and to highlight the latest developments in the healthcare sector.

The conference will highlight initiatives taken by the Indus Hospital to address healthcare challenges in Pakistan by bringing together disparate and like-minded institutions and individuals. By addressing core issues, ICON 2020 aspires to pave the way for strategic interventions and innovations. The Indus’ philosophy of national and international collaboration to address the insurmountable health challenges of this region of the world will be showcased.

Indus Health Network (IHN)

In the year 2007, The Indus Hospital (TIH) started as a 150 bed, state-of-the-art, tertiary care facility providing free yet quality treatment to all patients without any discrimination. After widening the scope of work, in 2017, the hospital transformed into the Indus Health Network (IHN). The network is focusing on the development and management of various public and private hospitals throughout Pakistan and is also engaged in establishing a network of primary care clinics and disease-based programs.

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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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