Prominent Saudi businessman Prince Alwaleed ibn Talal in Pakistan Prominent Saudi businessman Prince Alwaleed bin Talal announced yesterday an additional donation of one million SR3.75 (1 million) for the earthquake victims in Pakistan. The announcement came while the first Saudi relief convoy left from 100 containers with blankets, food and tents for Pakistan was. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal donated after a visit to the devastated capital of Pakistani Kashmir. He offered to 20 schools in the region.
"Twentieth is a primary school in Muzaffarabad and other open areas," said Prince Talal, flanked by Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, the minister told reporters after attending a meeting in a military assistance instead. Previously, the prince had announced plans to donate SR20 million (5.3 million) on his personal contribution to the rehabilitation of victims of the earthquake.
SPA adds: The first delivery of aid donated by the Saudi public was to be transported by road to Dammam to Pakistan. Program, said Dr. Saad Al Harthi, chairman of the Relief Committee, and is to be followed by fresh supplies of food and medical care. He said the committee will open a regional office in Islamabad, to oversee the relief efforts, Saudi Arabia and the supply of medicines in hospitals. Al-Harthy urged Saudi businessmen and philanthropists in a fund for the Committee to donate for the earthquake victims in Pakistan support. Asked them to make contributions to the account No. 7777 in the National Commercial Bank. It also asks business people and others to contribute food, medicine and other supplies to be included in future shipments.
United Nations aid pledges amounting to more than half a billion dollars received in an emergency conference in Geneva on Wednesday. Officials at the United Nations in Islamabad, however, that a large part of this sum was for use in the future, and that he ignored the urgent need of cash and the present.
"Twentieth is a primary school in Muzaffarabad and other open areas," said Prince Talal, flanked by Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, the minister told reporters after attending a meeting in a military assistance instead. Previously, the prince had announced plans to donate SR20 million (5.3 million) on his personal contribution to the rehabilitation of victims of the earthquake.
SPA adds: The first delivery of aid donated by the Saudi public was to be transported by road to Dammam to Pakistan. Program, said Dr. Saad Al Harthi, chairman of the Relief Committee, and is to be followed by fresh supplies of food and medical care. He said the committee will open a regional office in Islamabad, to oversee the relief efforts, Saudi Arabia and the supply of medicines in hospitals. Al-Harthy urged Saudi businessmen and philanthropists in a fund for the Committee to donate for the earthquake victims in Pakistan support. Asked them to make contributions to the account No. 7777 in the National Commercial Bank. It also asks business people and others to contribute food, medicine and other supplies to be included in future shipments.
United Nations aid pledges amounting to more than half a billion dollars received in an emergency conference in Geneva on Wednesday. Officials at the United Nations in Islamabad, however, that a large part of this sum was for use in the future, and that he ignored the urgent need of cash and the present.
