*RIYADH – The Embassy of Pakistan in Saudi Arabia has made a huge donationfor the Diamer Bhasha Dam fund in a single night.*
*It collected Rs 62 million (USD 465000) for Diamer Bhasha and Mohmand damfund in one night.*
The event was organised by the Embassy of Pakistan in Riyadh on instructionof Foreign Ministry. The official page of PM Imran Khan on Facebook sharedthe news of fund collection.
Later, the cheque of the same amount was presented to Foreign Minister ShahMahmood Qureshi by the ambassador of Pakistan in Saudi Arabia on October 23.
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The collection for dams’ construction recorded a slight surge after PM Khanon Sep 7 addressed the nation, appealing them –especially overseasPakistanis – to help Pakistan avert looming water crisis and donate forconstruction of dams.
The Dam Fund has been established by the SBP on the directions of theSupreme Court. All the commercial and micro-finance banks, and fieldoffices of SBP Banking Services Corporation have opened the Fund account toreceive donations in cash, and through cheques, pay orders and demanddrafts at all their branches across the country.
