The Prime Minister and Chief Justice of Pakistan Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand Dams Fund has received more than Rs 10.56 billion so far.
The countrywide contribution to the fund stood at Rs 8.97 billion, while the remaining Rs 1.59 billion were contributed by the expatriate Pakistanis, according to an update issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).
Pakistanis living in the US remained the top among the foreign countries who donated Rs 564.810 million, followed by the UK from where a sum of Rs 388.69 million had been transferred to the fund.
Similarly, the fund also received Rs 146.32 million through the SMS service of various cellular companies in Pakistan.
According to details issued by the SBP, the top ten institutional donors included employees of the Punjab government, who contributed Rs 1.09 billion, Pakistan Army Rs 582.071 million, HQ CWO SPD Rs 201.093 million, Bahria Town Rs 110.12 million, and PAF with Rs 100.28 million.
Meanwhile, the SBP in a circular directed the banks not to charge any service fee, including interchange fee, merchant discount rate, transaction fee, etc, on the donations/payments made to the dams’ fund through payment cards (debit, credit or prepaid cards). The CJP had established a Supreme Court of Pakistan Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand Dams Fund on July 10, 2018 to raise funds for the construction of Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand dams.
The court supervises the fund and its registrar operates its accounts directly. Later, the prime minister announced to join efforts with the CJP for this cause. Accordingly, the fund was renamed as “Prime Minister and Chief Justice of Pakistan Fund for Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand Dam”.
