{"id":93619,"date":"2020-09-21T12:21:10","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T07:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tns.world\/?p=93619"},"modified":"2020-09-21T12:21:10","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T07:21:10","slug":"president-alvi-lauds-feeney-for-his-charity-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tns.world\/?p=93619","title":{"rendered":"President Alvi lauds Feeney for his charity donation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Sep 20 (TNS): President Dr Arif Alvi Sunday lauded Chuck Feeney, an Irish-American business tycoon, who had given away his entire US $ 8 billion fortune in charity.<\/p>\n<p>On his twitter account, the president also quoted words of his father late Dr Habibur Rehman Alvi about charity work and prayed for the high ranks of the departed soul.<\/p>\n<p>He posted, \u201cWhat a great man is Chuck Feeney! My late father Dr Habibur Rehman Elahi Alvi used to say, \u2018What I give in charity is what I take to the hereafter\u2019 &#038; \u2018Giving is living in both worlds\u2019. May his soul rest in peace, he was similar in spirit and action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The president also tagged yesterday\u2019s tweet of Prime Minister Imran Khan who had named Feeney\u2019s act as a \u201ctrue richness.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"ur\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0686\u06a9 \u0641\u06cc\u0646\u06cc \u0628\u0691\u06d2 \u0622\u062f\u0645\u06cc \u06c1\u06cc\u06ba! \u0645\u06cc\u0631\u06d2 \u0645\u0631\u062d\u0648\u0645 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062f \u0688\u0627\u06a9\u0679\u0631 \u062d\u0628\u06cc\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u062d\u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0670\u06c1\u06cc \u0639\u0644\u0648\u06cc \u06a9\u06c1\u0627 \u06a9\u0631\u062a\u06d2 \u062a\u06be\u06d2 \u06a9\u06c1 &#39;\u062c\u0648 \u06a9\u0686\u06be \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u062e\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u062a \u06a9\u0631\u062a\u0627 \u06c1\u0648\u06ba \u0648\u06c1\u06cc \u06c1\u06d2 \u062c\u0648 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0622\u062e\u0631\u062a \u06a9\u06d2 \u0644\u06cc\u06d2 \u0633\u0627\u062a\u06be \u0644\u06d2 \u062c\u0627 \u0631\u06c1\u0627 \u06c1\u0648\u06ba\u060c \u062f\u0648\u0633\u0631\u0648\u06ba \u06a9\u0648 \u062f\u06cc\u0646\u0627 \u062f\u0648\u0646\u0648\u06ba \u062c\u06c1\u0627\u0646\u0648\u06ba \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0631\u06c1\u062a\u0627 \u06c1\u06d2&#39;\u06d4 \u0627\u0646\u06a9\u0627 \u0642\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0648\u0631 \u0641\u0639\u0644 \u06cc\u06a9\u0633\u0627\u06ba \u062a\u06be\u0627\u06d4 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u06c1 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062f \u0635\u0627\u062d\u0628 \u06a9\u0648 \u062c\u0646\u062a \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0627\u0648\u0646\u0686\u0627 \u0645\u0642\u0627\u0645 \u0639\u0637\u0627 \u06a9\u0631\u06d2\u06d4 \u0622\u0645\u06cc\u0646 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1uoRzjNGp7\">https:\/\/t.co\/1uoRzjNGp7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr. Arif Alvi (@ArifAlvi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArifAlvi\/status\/1307603618250526721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n\u201cThis is what I call true richness \u2013 a liberated soul,\u201d the prime minister said on twitter while referring to American billionaire\u2019s achieving his mission of donating all his wealth during his life.<\/p>\n<p>For the past 38 years, Feeney, an Irish American who made billions from a duty-free shopping empire, had been making endowments to charities and universities across the world.<\/p>\n<p>Feeney, who gave most of his money away in secret, hoped that more billionaires would follow his example and use their money to help address the world\u2019s biggest problems.<\/p>\n<p>Feeney, 89, achieved goal of his life by giving away his entire wealth. He had set up the Atlantic Philanthropies foundation during 1982.<\/p>\n<p>Feeney was quoted by Forbes Magazine \u201cWe learned a lot. We would do some things differently, but I am very satisfied. I feel very good about completing this on my watch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his foundation\u2019s report, \u201cZero is the Hero\u201d Feeney once said, \u201cI see little reason to delay giving when so much good can be achieved through supporting worthwhile causes. Besides, it\u2019s a lot more fun to give while you live than give while you\u2019re dead.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Sep 20 (TNS): President Dr Arif Alvi Sunday lauded Chuck Feeney, an Irish-American business tycoon, who had given away his entire US $ 8 billion fortune in charity. 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