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The Cabinet Committee on Fund Raising from Business Community for Earthquake
Relief has realized more than Rs.8.4 billion from Business groups for
earthquake relief while the remaining business groups contacted by the
Committee are in the process to respond in this regard. Dr. Abdul Hafeez
Shaikh Federal Minister for Privatisation & Investment who is also Chairman of
the Cabinet Committee on domestic fund raising from the business groups,
constituted by the Prime Minister, said in a ceremony held for receiving a
consignment of winterize tents for the earthquake victims of Azad Jammu &
Kashmir and NWFP areas here today.
Dr. Georg Wachtel General Manager OMV Pakistan handed over a consignment of 20
winterize tents to Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh Federal Minister for Privatisation
& Investment for the Earthquake victims, each having heating facility and a
capacity to accommodate eight persons. The winterize tents with heating stove
and allied fixture cost US $ 2000 each. OMV Austria had already dispatched 40
numbers of such tents to the affected areas in addition to cash contribution
of US $ 0.5 million to the President's Relief Fund, Dr. Georg Wachtel informed
the Minister.
The Minister appreciated the concern of OMV Austria for their support for the
affected people and said that it would set a good example for timely and
required help and urged the others not to make unnecessary delay in their
contributions in cash and kind as the advent of winter was a big threat for
the victims, particularly for the innocent children and the old age persons.
Timely response towards the President's Relief Fund and other funds would help
to speed up the rescue and rehabilitation efforts, he said.He further stated
that most of the companies, which have earlier made contributions on the
appeal of the Cabinet Committee, have further increased the value of their
donations. He appealed to the business groups and entrepreneurs to come
forward for taking part in this noble task and to share the miseries of the
earthquake affected people by taking immediate and significant steps to help
the victims. Only the timely assistance could reduce the problems of the
victims whereas the time was passing quickly, he said. The Ministry of
Privatisation & Investment is working as unofficial secretariat of the
Committee while Mr. M. Tahsin Khan Iqbal Secretary M/o P & I is the
coordinating Secretary for this national task. The other members of the
Committee includes Mr. Humayun Akhtar Khan Minister for Commerce, Mr. Owais
Ahmad Khan Laghari Minister for Telecom & I.T, Mr. Mushtaq Ali Cheema Minister
for Textile, Mr. Jehangir Khan Tareen Minister for Industries, Dr. Salman Shah
Advisor for Finance, Mr. Umar Ahmad Ghumman MOS for Privatisation &
Investment, Mr. Hamid Yar Hiraj MOS Commerce and Mr. Umar Ayub MOS Finance.