ISLAMABAD – The Prime Minister and Chief Justice of Pakistan Diamer Bhashaand Mohmand Dam Fund has so far received Rs 9.6957 billion.
The countrywide contribution to the fund stood at Rs 8.332 billion whilethe remaining Rs 1.364 billion were contributed by the expatriatePakistanis, according to an update issued by the State Bank of Pakistan(SBP).
Pakistanis living in USA remained the top among the foreign countries whodonated Rs 462.6346 million followed by UK from where a sum of Rs 351.419million had been transferred to the dams fund so far.
Similarly, the fund also received Rs 137.59 million through the SMS serviceof various cellular companies in Pakistan.
According to details issued by the SBP, the top ten institutional donorsinclude Employees of government of Punjab with contribution of Rs 1.09billion, Pak Army Rs 582.071 million, HQ CWO SPD Rs 201.093 million, BahriaTown, Rs 110.12 million and PAF with Rs 100.28 million. Meanwhile, the SBPin a circular directed the banks not to charge any service fee includinginterchange fee, merchant discount rate, transaction fee etc on thedonations/payments made to the dam fund through payment cards (debit,credit or prepaid cards).
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The Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan established a Supreme Courtof Pakistan Diamer Bhasha and Mohmand Dams Fund on July 10, 2018 to raisefunds for the construction of Diamer Bhasha and Mohmand Dams.
The Court supervises the Fund and its Registrar operates its accountdirectly. Later, the Prime Minister of Pakistan announced to join effortswith the Chief Justice of Pakistan for this cause. Accordingly, the fundwas renamed as “Prime Minister and Chief Justice of Pakistan Fund forDiamer Bhasha and Mohmand Dam.
