FO employees pledge funds for building Diamer-Basha, Mohmand dams

FO spokesperson says contribution effort to donate towards a national cause

Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal said on Wednesday that the ministry's employees would contribute in fund to construct the Diamer-Basha and Mohmand dams this year.

Officers will contribute their three days pay while all staffers will give their one day salary. The contribution is an effort to donate towards a national cause.

After the Pakistan Army, employees of the Supreme Court have also announced to contribute to the funds earmarked for the construction of the dams.



A statement from the apex court stated that all the officers (BS-16 and above) will donate two days salary and the staff (BS-2o to 15) one-day salary of the current month for dams' building.

Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar kick-started the initiative by donating Rs1 million for the two dams and urged all institutions and individuals to play their due role to defeat water scarcity in the country.

Director General ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor also announced that officers of the army, navy and air force will donate two days pay for the cause while soldiers will pitch in with one-day salary.

On Tuesday, the State Bank of Pakistan announced that accounts dedicated to collecting donations for the Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand dams are now operational across the world at the respective bank branches in order to collect funds from overseas Pakistanis as well.