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HIGH COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN
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Press Release
Pakistan High Commission urges help for flood victims in Pakistan
Pakistan High Commission in Malaysia has urged the Pakistani community living in Malaysia to come forward and donate food items, medicines and other necessary items needed to provide relief to over five million people affected by the devastating floods in the Sindh province.
In a statement here Monday, the High Commissioner for Pakistan in Malaysia, Mr. Masood Khalid said a special Prime Minister's Flood Relief Account 20-002-065872-4 with Affin Bank had been opened by the High Commission for donations in cash for the flood victims. These donations can be deposited in any branch of Affin Bank, he added. He said the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of Pakistan had forwarded a list of items required for the flood victims, which is given below:
- High energy biscuits
- Family tents (both normal as well as winterized)
- Blankets
- Plastic sheets
- Mosquito nets (preferably LLIN)
- Water purification equipment (preferably family straw)
- Water purification tablets/aqua tab
- Medicines
- Hygiene kits as per sphere standard, as per following specifications:
1. 10 liters water container for storage: One per household
2. 250g bathing soap: Per person per month
3. 200g laundry soap: Per person per month
4. Tooth Past 75 ml/100gm: 01 No. per person per month
5. Tooth Brush: 01 No. per person per month
- De-watering pumps, as per following specifications:
Performance: - Discharge range from 342-1500 m3/hr
- Head range from 32m -43m
- Practical size range from 40mm – 70mm
Pipe Connection: - Suction range from 150mm - 300mm
- Discharge range from 150mm – 300mm
Fuel Tank: - Range from 130 – 320 liters capacity
The High Commissioner said the consignments of relief goods could be booked in the name of NDMA or PDMA Sindh and if desired, the Pakistanis living in Malaysia could purchase the goods locally and hand them over to the Sindh Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) where Mr. Muhamamd Asif Jameel, AD (Operations), PDMA could be contacted on +92333-3103020 or emailed on ad.ops@pdma.gos.pk for liaison and facilitation.
The High Commissioner informed that for the consignments of relief goods originating from Malaysia, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will airlift relief items free of cost to Pakistan. The shipper will have to bear expenditure only on local handling, customs clearance, applicable levies/duties etc. The Country Manager of PIA, Mr. Ghulam Nabi Shaikh (H/P: 017-8878900), and Airport Manager Nadeem Abro (H/P: 016-6171073) can be contacted for further assistance. M/S Abda Aviation will be the focal cargo agency for collecting relief goods. It can be reached through Ms. Maalathi (H/P: 016-2614049) and Mr. Nizam (H/P: 016-2180193).
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 19th September, 2011
Tariq Khattak, Islamabad, Pakistan.
GSM = 0300-9599007 and 0333-9599007
Email: Tariqgulkhattak@gmail.com
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