Saudi Third Highest In Aiding Pakistan
By Azaraimy HH

Bandar Seri Begawan – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the third highest country in terms of rendering and extending aid, donations and relief efforts to its sister state, Pakistan when an earthquake struck the country on October 8.

Saudi relief efforts are as follows:

A relevant directive was issued for allocating an amount of $US10,000,000 for providing material assistance to the victims of the Pakistan's earthquake.

Following the directive, an airbridge was launched that airlifted huge amounts of carpets, pillows, blankets, tents, medicines, food substances and other relief items, in addition to a field hospital, which was set-up near the disaster site providing medical services.

Another directive was issued for granting an amount of 500 million Saudi Riyals through the Saudi

Development Fund for the re-construction and rebuilding of earthquake-affected infrastructure especially schools, building, public utilities, road-network and hospitals.

A royal directive was issued by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, to launch an around-nation public telethon campaign "through the Saudi official TV channel", that collected a total amount of 450,000,000 Saudi Riyal, of which 300,000,000 Saudi Riyal was from cash donations, while the rest were material donations.

An annual allocation of dates to the World Food Programme for 2005 was handed over to be distributed to earthquake victims.

In addition, 700,000,000 Saudi Riyals was allocated by the Saudi Development Fund in the form of easyrepay loans, to Pakistan to finance developmental projects in the next five years. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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