Dunya News - Bahria Town announces Rs 500 million package for IDPs, offers to run camps

  • 10 years ago
Bahria Town on Wednesday announced a Rs 500 million relief package for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by the ongoing military operation Zarb-e-Azb in North Waziristan. Bahria Town’s former chairman Malik Riaz also requested the government and the army to hand over the responsibility of running the camps to the Bahria Town administration, Dunya News reported.
Bahria Town is known to offer contributions whether it’s a natural disaster or a crisis.
Malik Riaz said that food will supplied to the IDPs at their camps through the Bahria Dastarkhwan program. He said that medical facilities will also be provided to the IDPs.
Riaz said that Bahria Town administration will also arrange education facilities for the children stuck at the camps.
Earlier during the Tharparkar drought, Bahria Town administration had provided a relief package of 200 million rupees.
Riaz had also announced and provided relief to the affectees of Awaran earthquake including 300 houses of 10 marla to provide shelter to the affectees.
He had also played a role in securing freedom of Pakistan citizens held hostage by pirates.
Bahria Town had built and distributed shelters for flood affectees in South Punjab as well.
Bahria Town administration also runs a free Dastarkhwan program in various cities to provide two-times a day meal to the poor and hungry. This facility is benefited by over 35 thousand persons.

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