ISLAMABAD: A delegation of business community has handed over a cheque of Rs 91.9 million to Prime Minister Imran Khan for Diamer Bhasha and Mohmand Dams.

The delegation was headed by Senior Vice President SAARC Chamber of Commerce Iftikhar Ali Malik.

The business delegation assured the prime minister of their support to help succeed his endeavor for New Pakistan besides steering the country out of tough economic conditions.

The prime minister told the businessmen that the country was going through difficult economic situation as the previous governments not only overburdened the country with excessive debts besides spoiling the institutions.

During the meeting, the prime minister said, one could judge the volume of corruption by the fact that the amounts worth billions of rupees were being discovered from the bank accounts of handcart pullers, vendors, and even those who had died.

Among those who presented the cheque included the representatives and office bearers of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Rawalpindi, Sarhad, Islamabad, Faisalabad, Sialkot and Lahore chambers of commerce and industries and Sialkot International Airport.

The fundraising for construction of Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand dams had reached Rs 6.4 billion by yesterday (Oct 19).

The collection for dams’ construction recorded a slight surge after PM Khan on Sep 7 addressed the nation, appealing them –especially overseas Pakistanis – to help Pakistan avert looming water crisis and donate for construction of dams.

The Fund has been established by the SBP on the directions of the Supreme Court. All the commercial and micro-finance banks, and field offices of SBP Banking Services Corporation have opened the Fund account to receive donations in cash, and through cheques, pay orders and demand drafts at all their branches across the country.

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