LAHORE – A yet another new initiative has been launched for collecting andraising funds for the Diamer Bhasha Dam fund.
I am Pakistan Movement (IPM), the worldwide movement which aims to motivatePakistani nationals living abroad to donate for the construction of theDiamer-Bhasha dam, has been sorting itself out and mobilizing its memberswith an effective and improved approach.
Reportedly, the Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar is expected tovisit eight countries for attending many fundraising events next year inMarch.
Meanwhile, IPM’s founder Ahmad Syed asserted that the construction of thedams was the need of an hour and if effective measures were not takenimmediately, the country could face water scarcity by 2025.
Moreover, IPM president for Pakistan Nayyar Rizvi claimed that if everyoverseas Pakistani donates about $1000, then sufficient funds would beavailable to construct the dams before the deadline.
He further said that IPM representatives have been spending their own moneyin the fundraising tours abroad.