Diamer Bhasha Dam fund: Pakistan embassy in Riyadh collects huge donation in a single night
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*RIYADH - The Embassy of Pakistan in Saudi Arabia has made a huge donation for the Diamer Bhasha Dam fund in a single night.*
*It collected Rs 62 million (USD 465000) for Diamer Bhasha and Mohmand dam fund in one night.*
The event was organised by the Embassy of Pakistan in Riyadh on instruction of Foreign Ministry. The official page of PM Imran Khan on Facebook shared the news of fund collection.
Later, the cheque of the same amount was presented to Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi by the ambassador of Pakistan in Saudi Arabia on October 23.
The collection for dams’ construction recorded a slight surge after PM Khan on Sep 7 addressed the nation, appealing them –especially overseas Pakistanis – to help Pakistan avert looming water crisis and donate for construction of dams.
The Dam Fund has been established by the SBP on the directions of the Supreme Court. All the commercial and micro-finance banks, and field offices of SBP Banking Services Corporation have opened the Fund account to receive donations in cash, and through cheques, pay orders and demand drafts at all their branches across the country.
