Chinese firms collect funds for flood relief

Chinese commercial consul says Chinese govt, people concerned about the plight of the flood-hit people of Pakistan

QUETTA:

Under the auspices of the Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) a fund raising ceremony for the flood victims of Balochistan was held on Friday.

Chinese Commercial Consul based in Karachi, Pang Guan Gopan, GOC Gwadar Major General Inayat Hussain, Chairman GPA Naseer Khan Kashani, Navy Admiral Imtiaz Ali, Director Finance Gwadar Development Authority Tariq Aziz Lassi Additional Deputy Commissioner General Zakir Ali Baloch and other officials attended the event.

Addressing the ceremony, chairman GPA informed the participants that Authority had decided to accept funds from the Chinese companies working in Gwadar and other sources to help the flood stricken people of the province.

“Rs1 million have been collected from two days’ salaries of officers and officials and one day salaries of lower scale employees of GPA have been donated to flood affectees,” he said.

Speaking on the occasion, the Chinese commercial consul said that the Chinese government and people are concerned about the plight of the flood-hit people of Pakistan.

“Chinese companies working in Gwadar Free Zone have collected Rs5.88 million donations for the flood-hit people,” he said, adding that Chinese government and its people always stand with Pakistan and its people in this difficult time.

“We are always ready to provide all possible assistance for the relief and rehabilitation of the flood victims,” he said.

Other speakers expressed their wish that the rehabilitation process of the affected areas will be completed at earliest.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 10^th, 2022.