Pak Army to bear education expenses of 12-year-old rickshaw driver'.

DERA ISMAIL KHAN -- Atif Mehsud, who used to run a rickshaw on the roads of Dera Ismail Khan to make ends meet, will now go to school thanks to the Pakistan Army. Atif Mehsud used to run a rickshaw in Dera Ismail Khan to support his poor family. However, his dream of getting education will be fulfilled now with the help of Pakistan Army and he will now go to school. The situation of Atif Mehsud was highlighted on the mainstream and social media after which Station Commander DI Khan Brigadier Shamrez Khan went to his house and provided cash grant to him on behalf of the Pakistan Army.

Brigadier Shamrez also said that the Pakistan Army will now bear the education expenses of Atif Mehsud and his father, who is bed-ridden for the last two years due to illness, will also get free of cost treatment. Brigadier Shamrez Khan said the Pakistan Army has taken...

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