Pakistan

Prime Minister's Flood Relief Fund collects Rs1.98b

PM Gilani says foreign aid pouring in from around the world is a testimony to the worlds trust in Pakistan Government.

Express August 21, 2010

LAHORE: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Saturday said that so far Rs1.98 billion has been collected through the Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund.

Speaking to the media in Lahore, he said that foreign aid is pouring in from around the world and it stands as a testimony to the fact that the world trusts Pakistan government.

Prime Minister Gilani said the proposal forwarded by PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif, to form an independent commission for the collection of funds, has been rejected by other provinces.

He added that the advice of Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif of setting up an aid commission has been cancelled after a meeting of all four provinces.

The Prime Minister pointed out that Shahbaz Airbase is under the control of Pakistan and not any other nation.

COMMENTS (8)

zain | 14 years ago | Reply good to hear that i hope it will be spent in well manner

reeba | 14 years ago | Reply I will give my money to Imran khan and my brother will give his funds to Shahbaz sharif flood relife fund. In elections we did a hard core election comapign for PPPP. Even though we are not effected by flood but I feel very bad and feel guilty that we supported PPPP in election. I am sorry to the people how are affected by flood and this government.

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ulfiqar paracha | 14 years ago | Reply this is tim to help poor,shelterless and hungry people. plz get out from this political fire and confusion created by media and else. if president or sharif any one is corrupt,then wht is ur view about other people and ourselves.

Sultan Ahmed. | 14 years ago | Reply there should be no different standpoint on the issue, there should be harmony on the matter relating to the flood effected people's problem,their rehabilitation,and welfare. At this stage, we have to show to the world we are a nation,a strong nation which has unique unity and know how to face the rainy days if come. They should have trust each others and move forward shoulder by shoulder flood is still stand,there is uphill task after it. As for as Mian Nawaz Sharif's proposal is concerned it was best in nature, in this way,fund could be spent safely no one had point or put blame on it because the commission was consisting on non disputed personalities. As the news have received by independent reliable sources that during the meeting of chief ministers Mian shahbaz sharif remained silence when the proposal of Mian sharif was being opposed it has created many question in the mind of common man that if there was no agreement in side the house why it put before the prime minister.

Oneeb Munawar | 14 years ago | Reply I'm sorry to say but our PM is so so wrong. No nobody trusts the government. Not him not Zardari, not even the Sharif brothers. That's the reason it took so long for the governments around the world to act. The reason they are all chipping in now is their fear of the extremist influence. And nobody wants that. So instead of taking all the credit Mr PM, be humble and atleast try to ACTUALLY help the people.

Arfan Alam | 14 years ago | Reply And by the way Mr Yousaf Raza Ghelani that is not testimony to the fact that the world trusts Pakistan government, because world is not Pakistani people they know the governace in Pakistan.

Arfan Alam | 14 years ago | Reply Joint commission LOLz, is that not enough to rejected this by other provinces, is the fact not clear?, is that not a mutual intrest of all provinces? (may be intrest of some one else).

SYED AGHA ALI MOOSAVI | 14 years ago | Reply i think Mian Sb must also cooperate and coordinate with THE PM ,so that a joint effort to collect donation and to spend it must be carried out in a transparent manner

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