Ahmed Mukhtar Naqshbandi
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed to start of a countrywide fundraising drive for the earthquake-hit people in Turkiye in line with the brotherly Muslim country’s appeal.
The prime minister appealed to the nation to donate to the disaster-hit brothers and sisters in Turkiye.
He said that besides the donations, Pakistan must give the Turkish people the message that it stands with it.
PM urges different segments of society to participate in fund-raising
He directed the ministers for Religious Affairs, Education, Trade and Economic Affairs, Finance, and the provincial governments to participate in the fundraising drive fully.
He added that all segments of society, including the chambers of commerce and industry, the business community, philanthropists, religious scholars, and educational institutions, should be part of the campaign.
Prime Minister Shehbaz directed Minister for Education Rana Tanvir Hussain to start the fundraising campaign in the educational institutions. The minister would visit various educational institutions and, on behalf of the prime minister urge the students to donate.
Special fundraising camps would be set up at educational institutions, and the donations collected from the camps would help the Turkish people.
The religious affairs minister would contact the religious segments and scholars and build public opinion to help the quake-hit people of Turkiye.
