Islamabad: The administration of the UAE Project to Assist Pakistan, UAE PAP, has begun implementing the directives of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the orders of General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, with the follow up of Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, for the distribution of 40,000 food baskets and 7,100 tents to families affected by the seasonal floods that hit parts of Pakistan last week, killing 280 people, injuring around 500 others and negatively affecting more than 1.9 million people.
In a statement released on Sunday, the UAE PAP administration said that the move reflects the UAE leadership’s humanitarian commitment to providing support and alleviating the suffering of those facing disaster.
The statement also said that the aid distribution was carried out with the help of the Pakistani Army and National Disaster Management Authority in Pakistan.
Meanwhile, to cope with the floods, Pakistan has opened the Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund, seeking support from overseas Pakistanis and philanthropists.
The fund, established with immediate effect, aims at providing relief assistance to the flood-affected, according to the Pakistani Embassy in Abu Dhabi.
An official of the embassy said on Sunday that cheques, demand drafts made in favour of the Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund – 2014 can be submitted in person or dispatched to the Embassy of Pakistan in Abu Dhabi or the Consulate General of Pakistan in Dubai.
He said mailed donations should be addressed to the ambassador in case of the Embassy in Abu Dhabi, and the Consul General in case of Consulate General in Dubai. At present, he said, donations in kind are not being accepted.
People who want to lend a helping hand can also contact the Pakistani missions by calling on 02-4447800 and 04-3973600 and by sending emails at parepabudhabi@pakistanembassyuae.org and parepdub@pakistanconsulate.ae.
— With inputs from WAM
