Pakistan army donates Rs1 billion to PM Imran Khan-CJ dam fund

Islamabad - "Pak Army shall continue to contribute towards nation building as a national institution", Gen. Bajwa said.

Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has donated a cheque of Rs1 billion (Rs100 crores) towards the dam fund, ISPR reported on Monday.
The chief of the army staff met the Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar at Supreme Court of Pakistan, where he handed over the cheque of Rs1 billion (Rs1,005,919) as donation by Pakistan Army Personnel and its welfare organisations for the PM-CJP dam fund to construct Diamer Bhasha and Mohmand dams.
"Pak Army shall continue to contribute towards nation building as a national institution", Gen. Bajwa said.
The CJP remarked that people who said, "We are begging for the construction of dams should be ashamed of themselves as its a national cause not an individual's".

"We started the fund in the name of patriotism and working on a self-help basis is not begging," CJ stated while hearing a case pertaining early construction of Punjab Kidney and Liver Institute at Lahore.

"The construction of dam is in national interests and we are gathering funds for it. Those criticizing the move are dishonorable."

Narrow minded people have such thinking, opponents could not find anything else to criticize so they did nothing else, CJ added.

COAS met CJP at Supreme Court of Pakistan. COAS handed over cheque of Rs. One billion (1005.919 M) as donation by Pakistan Army Personnel and its welfare organisations for Dam Fund. "Pak Army shall continue to contribute towards nation building as a national institution", COAS. pic.twitter.com/2zINJgFErw
- Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) September 10, 2018

WCOP appreciates PM's initiative

The World Congress of Overseas Pakistanis (WCOP) Tuesday appreciated Prime Minister Imran Khan's initiative to start building dams including Diamer-Basha Dam to resolve the future looming water shortages and for socioeconomic prosperity of Pakistan.
"Overseas Pakistanis are inspired by the call of the Prime Minister to support Diamer-Basha Dam project in Pakistan and they are worried about the worsening water crisis situation in the country that is likely to become a humanitarian crisis if vigorous steps are not taken to resolve the issue", Arif Anis Malik Co-Founder and Executive Director of World Congress of Overseas Pakistanis (WCOP) said while talking to APP.

Anis was responding to the call for donations by the Prime Minister Imran Khan to the overseas Pakistanis. He said the WCOP on the call of the Prime Minister was also organising nationwide fund raising campaigns in London, Glasgow ,Cardiff and Manchester in collaboration with Pakistan High Commission (London) for building dams in Pakistan.
He urged the overseas Pakistanis to come forward and actively participate in the fund raising campaigns and play their vital role for the economic prosperity of their motherland.
The fund dedicated for the construction of Diamer Bhasha and Mohmand dams received over Rs2.062 billion from various individuals and groups by September 7.
According to the latest update issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the "Supreme Court of Pakistan's Diamer Bhasha and Mohmand Dams Fund" received Rs 52.72 million on September 7.
Out of total received funds of Rs 2.062 billion, the overseas Pakistanis contributed Rs 88.67 million while rest of amount worth Rs 1.97 million was collected from within the country.

Donate online via card

Meanwhile the SBP has announced through a circular, that in order to facilitate the donations/payments made to the dam fund account through payment cards (debit, credit or prepaid cards), it has been decided that all issuing and acquiring banks in Pakistan shall not charge any service fee including interchange fee, merchant discount rate, transaction fee etc. on such transactions.
(with inputs from APP)
 

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