KARACHI: With a view to share the miseries and hardships being suffered by the affectees of recent earthquake which trembled many areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces, the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has donated two container-trucks carrying blankets, tents and sleeping bags which were handed over to Sindh government in an effort to supplement Chief Minister Sindh Relief Program for Earthquake Affectees.
Chairman Businessmen Group and former president KCCI Siraj Kassam Teli and vice chairman BMG Zubair Motiwala along with president KCCI Younus Muhammad Bashir handed over the two container-trucks laden with relief goods to Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah during a simple ceremony held at Chief Minister House. Senior Vice President KCCI Zia Ahmed Khan, Former president KCCI AQ Khalil, Chairman Special Committee for My Karachi Exhibition Idrees Memon and others were also present on the occasion.
Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah warmly welcomed the goodwill gesture shown by BMG leadership and KCCI Office Bearers who promptly responded to the hardships being suffered by our brothers and sisters inhabiting in Punjab, KPK and other northern areas of the country.
Speaking on the occasion, BMG chairman and former president KCCI Siraj Kassam Teli expressed deep sympathies with the affectees of devastating earthquake whose houses have either been severely damaged or completely flattened by the devastating earthquake of 8.1 magnitude. As a result, thousands of affectees have become homeless and have no other option but to spend their lives under open sky in the ongoing subzero winter season, he added and urged people from all walks of life to come forward and donate generously for this noble cause.
President KCCI Younus Muhammad Bashir also urged the business and industrial community to come forward and extend a helping hand to the brothers and sisters in distress who were living their lives in extremely dire circumstances. “Earthquake affectees should not be left stranded at any cost and it is the obligation for all of us to fully support the poor families in distress”, he added.
He noted that although many organizations have come forward to provide relief and the government along with the armed forces were utilizing all available resources to minimize the sufferings of people which must be appreciated. But at the same time, long term strategies including efficient planning of all cities and villages across Pakistan were needed to minimize the losses of lives and properties in future as natural calamities including torrential rainfalls, flashfloods and earthquakes have become a routine in this part of the region.
