Pakistanis in UAE donate for dam fund
dubai — A group of Dubai-based Pakistani businessmen on Monday committed to raise $1 million (Rs123.5 million; Dh3.67 million) to construct dam in the South Asian country.
A gathering was hosted by Dubaibased businessmen Mumtaz Muslim and Amjad Ali Khan. Senator Faisal Javed attended the reception on the special directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan to encourage Pakistanis living in the UAE to contribute towards Diamer-Bhasha Dam fund.
The UAE-based Pakistanis announced that $756,000 (Dh2.77 million) had been raised at the fundraising dinner and the balance amount will be raised in the next 2-3 days, the Pakistan Tehreek-eInsaaf said.
Speaking on the occasion, Mumtaz Muslim said people were contributing to the fund and he expected that the total collection will reach $1 million within few days. Senator Javed thanked the Pakistanis in the UAE for their
generous contributions to the dam construction fund. “Prime Minister Imran Khan has reiterated that Pakistanis living abroad are the backbone of our economy and will help the government achieve its goals,” Javed said.
In a televised address earlier this month, Imran Khan appealed overseas Pakistanis to donate generously for construction of dams in the country. He, however, warned that the country could face faminelike condition by 2025 if dams are not built now.