Government donates 3 million rupees to PK

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

Maldives government has donated 3 million Rupees (about Rf400,000) to Pakistan via the High Commission.

The donation was handed over to the Pakistini Government by the Maldivian emissary for Pakistan, Dr. Aishath Shehenaz Adam.

In the meeting Dr. Aishath Shehenaz said that the Maldivian Government are concerned about the plight of the people of Pakistan who were facing the most devastating floods in the country’s history.

Recent flooding in Pakistan, that was unprecedented in the country’s history has left many dead and affected more than 30 million people.

Meanwhile, fund launched by Adhaalath Party changed to “PK Relief Fund,” as several political parties and NGOs participated have recieved Rf1.6 million to the fund. The participants hope to get US$200,000 (Rf2.6 million) to the fund.

President Mohamed Nasheed and Vice President Dr Mohamed Waheed have appealed all Maldivians to support the victims of floods in Pakistan.

Vice President Dr Waheed and his wife Madam Ilham Hussain made a donation to the Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund, set up to support those who are affected.

Villa College Students Association (VCSA) also opened a donation box to support the Pakistan flood victims.

Employees of ADK Hospital also donated MRF 85,000 to Pakistan flood relief fund opened in Pakistan High Commission in Maldives.

Universal Enterprises donated MRF 100,000 to the millions of Muslim flood victims of Pakistan.

Maldives National Shipping Line (MNSL) also donated USD 1000 to the Pakistan flood victims.

Pakistani Government has called upon the international community to generously support Pakistan’s flood victims.

International aid agencies have warned that six million children in flood-ravaged areas were at risk of life-threatening diarrhoeal diseases, malnutrition and pneumonia.

Doctors fear stagnant flood plains in densely populated, poverty-stricken urban areas may become breeding grounds for cholera, mosquitoes and malaria.

The United Nations says the disaster is the biggest Pakistan has faced and it would cost billions to rehabilitate the victims and rebuild ruined infrastructure.

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