NGO donates 205,570 Pakistan rupees, or $2544.03 USD, to IDPs
CHITRAL: To support and compensate the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) of Swat, Buner and Lower Dir social sector also helping them shoulder by shoulder of government. Staff of Aga Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP) of its 3 regional offices Gilgit, Baltistan, Chitral and Core Office Islamabad donated rupees 190,000 for IDP of these trouble area. Regional Program Manager of AKRSP Chitral Engineer Sardar Ayub handed over Cheque worth rupees 190,000 to District Nazim Maghfirat Shah while District Coordination Officer Mutasim Billah Shah was also present on the occasion. Hence an other Non Government Organization Snaff Conservation and Development Organization (SCADO) Chitral also collected donations from people of Chitral and a Cheuq worth 15,570 was handed over to District Nazim by president of SCADO General Musa for IDPs. Addressing on the occasion District Nazim thanked social sector and people of Chitral as well as AKRSP staff of Gilgit, Baltistan, Chitral and Islamabad office for donation a huge amount for IDP. He said that it is not possible for government to adjust and provide basic amenities of IDP abut we should to help them according to our resources. He said that IDP sacrificing for the sack of our country and facing great problems and this is our moral obligatory to support and help them in this difficult time. Besides other ACO Miftahuddin, DORE Akbar Jalal and other were also present on the occasion.
Provision of Zakat fund urged.
CHITRAL: Former Zakat Chairman Tehsil Mastuj Muhammad Yousuf while talking to this scribe said that in May 2008 district Zakat Chairman informed all local and Tehsil Chairmen through Secretary Zakat to inform deserving people for Zakat to open their accounts in National and Habib Bank. He said that these poor people got loans from other people and opened their accounts in these banks respectively but despite passing of one year no Zakat fund were distributed nor deposited in their accounts. He said that account numbers of these deserving people were also communicated to district Zakat office for sending Zakat directly to these accounts but they are still waiting for Zakat fund and still deprived from this fund and facing numerous problems. He appeals to high ups of Zakat department for directing district Zakat chairman for sending Zakat fund in the accounts of these deserving people.
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