ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister and Chief Justice of Pakistan Dams Fundreceived total Rs 6.4 billion so far.
The countrywide contribution to the fund stood at Rs 5.93 billion while Rs487.14 million was transferred from abroad, according to an update issuedby the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).
The fund witnessed a boost after the recent speech of Prime Minister ImranKhan who urged the nation to donate generously for the construction ofDiamer-Bhasha and Mohmand dams.
Among foreign countries, the Pakistani diaspora in USA contributed Rs193.448 million followed by UK which contributed Rs 51.45 million andUnited Arab Emirates (UAE) donated Rs 45.8 million for the dams’ fund.
Meanwhile, the SBP issued a list of top 10 donors both on institution andindividual level.
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Among institutions, up to October 18, the highest donation of Rs 1.01billion was paid by employees of government of Punjab, followed by Pak Armywhich donated Rs 582.1 million for the dams’ fund.
Similarly HQ CWO SPD contributed Rs 201.1 million, Bahria Town contri butedRs 110.13 million, PAF Rs 100.3 million, HBL Islamic Charity Rs 100million, and Qarshi Industry Rs 50 million.
Among individuals, Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan donated Rs 20 million, AbdulHanan Khan Rs 19.88 million, Zeeshan Ahmed Rs 15 million, Saqib Razzaq,Mian Muhammad Azhar, Hassan Anjum and Faisal Abbas contributed Rs 10million each, Similarly, according to the SBP update, an amount of Rs103.24 million has also been received for the fund through SMS service ofvarious companies.
