Educational Foundation to educate daughters: Shahid Afridi.

MULTAN -- :Former cricket legend and captain Shahid Afridi said on Thursday that he would educate every daughter of the nation through his Educational Foundation 'Taleem Ho Gee Aam, Her Beiti Key Naam'.

While addressing a reception ceremony arranged by DC Amir Khatak in his honor at circuit house here, he termed the foundation would be 'second innings of his life'.

Underlining importance of girls' education, Afridi said his educational drive would enable girls stand on their own feet, to achieve their career goals. He said the government alone could not play effective role neither in education nor health fields, thus everybody should come up to build and serve the country.

He said that he did not need to have donations only, but volunteers who could own his foundation by heart and soul. "The love and respect which I got from Multan is a fabulous asset of my life", Afridi said.

Recalling about plight of the poor people, the...