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PAF Will Deliver Donations Through ISPR Pakistan

PAF Will Deliver Donations Through ISPR Pakistan

Major General Athar Abbas Praises PAF Efforts In Australia

Sydney (PAF Release, 30th of August, 2010); Pakistani Australian Federation Inc. (PAF) which is an umbrella organization for Pakistanis in Australia, is raising funds in Australia for the flood victims in Pakistan and will deliver donations to the victims by using the services of ISPR Pakistan. Major General Athar Abbas described the relief efforts being made by the Pakistan Army and Pakistan Air force in rescuing and providing aid for the flood victims across the disasters areas to Syed Atiq ul Hassan, Aijaz Ahmed Khan, Syed Naveed Qasim and Surraya Hassan in a ½ hour panel interview on Voice of Tribune’s radio program last night (Sunday 30/08/2010) on FM98.5.

Replying to questions by the panel, Major General Athar Abbas said that still relief operations require enormous aid, in the form of money, food, medicine, clothing, tents etc from the donors. He appealed to the overseas Pakistanis particularly; he addressed the Pakistanis in Australia, to help the flood victims as much as they can through generous donations.

Major General Athar Abbas also explained the scale of the damage and the tactics the army is using to tackle the impact of this largest natural disaster in the history of Pakistan.

Major General Athar Abbas praised the efforts being made by the Pakistani Australian Federation Inc. (PAF). Especially, he thanked to Syed Atiq ul Hassan, President of PAF and Producer/presenter of Voice of Tribune and Z.H.Khurram, the foreign correspondent of Voice of Tribune and PAF representative in Pakistan for bringing him live on the radio show and providing him an opportunity to communicate to the Pakistani Community in Australia.

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In addition, Pakistani Australian Federation Inc (PAF) has announced that PAF will deliver the flood relief funds being generated in Australia by using the flood relief services offered by the ISPR, Pakistan Army and Pakistan Air Force.

PAF has appealed to the Pakistani Community in New South Wales to attend the annual mega event of Chand Raat Eid Festival (CREF 2010) being held on Thursday, 9th of September, 2010 at Whitlam Centre, Liverpool, NSW (Australia) and donate to PAF at its designated stalls. The management of Chand Raat and PAF will be collectively running the campaign of flood relief fund raising at the CREF 2010.

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