National cricket team signed bat also auctioned for 15,0000 Rands. PHOTO COURTESY: PTI
The premier's signed bat and ball were auctioned for 0.3 million Rand (South African currency) and 70,000 Rand respectively.
The autographed Bat and Ball signed by Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI was auctioned at 0.3 million Rand and 70 thousand Rand for donating to #PMCJFUND. Special tribute is paid to Supreme court and CJ Saqib Nisar for initiating Dam Fund. Through which 9.6bl has been raised till now pic.twitter.com/iaKcwvLuzD
— PTI (@PTIofficial) February 5, 2019
The Pakistani community in South Africa donated Rs37 million for dams fund in the biggest fund raising event ever organised by the overseas Pakistanis on Tuesday.
The national cricket team's signed bat had also been auctioned for 15,0000 Rands.
Speaking at the occasion, the chief guest, PTI Senator Faisal Javed, thanked the expatriate community for generously donating in the dam fund.
We are absolutely energized to have overseas support again for Diamer Basha and Mohmand Dam.Pakistani Community in South Africa has contributed Rs.37000,000 Senator @FaisalJavedKhan thanked Pakistani community for their generous and passionate support for the National cause#PTI pic.twitter.com/rFsgSVwpyO
— PTI (@PTIofficial) February 5, 2019
He said that "with this passion, Pakistan could overcome every challenge".
"We all have to work hard together to steer the country on the path of progress," he added.
The PTI senator went on to say that it had been more than 40 years now, not a single dam was built and presently, the country has the water storage capacity of one month only.
Faisal said that the Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand dams will help to solve the water crisis in the country.
CJP urged to divert dam fund to Balochistan
"Pakistan receives around 145 million acre feet of water every year but can only save 13.7 million acre feet", he said, adding that Pakistan needed 40 million acre feet of water but 29 million acre feet of floodwater was wasted.
Event was attended by former captain and commentator Ramiz Hasan Raja and Pakistan cricket team Captain Shoaib Malik, Muhammad Hafeez, Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, Shahdab Khan, Usman Shenwari, Mohammad Ramzan, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, bowling coach Azhar Mehmood, Team Management Talat Ali and Mansoor Rana.
Fundraising event was arranged by PTI South Africa chief organiser Zahid Afzal, said a press release.
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