Javed Miandad presents Rs0.2 mn to chief justice for dams

KARACHI: Former legendry batsman Javed Miandad on Saturday called on Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar and submitted 0.2 million rupees for Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand Dams Fund in Karachi.

Miandad also presented him a cricket ball, which was used in 1992 World Cup and had signature of the then captain Imran Khan on it.

The Fund has been established by the SBP on the directions of the Supreme Court. All the commercial and micro-finance banks, and field offices of SBP Banking Services Corporation have opened the Fund account to receive donations in cash, and through cheques, pay orders and demand drafts at all their branches across the country.

The donors can also make online donations to the Fund through internet banking, automatic teller machines (ATM) and other alternate delivery channels (ADC) using IBAN of their respective bank. The banks have sent the IBANs of the Fund account to their clients through SMS alerts, while the bank-wise list of IBANs is also available at the SBP’s web page.

The Fund has so far received Rs 7.08 billion from various quarters, according to the latest statistics.

Separately, while addressing at an event in Karachi, the chief justice of Pakistan said struggle combined with obsession led to creation of Pakistan.

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“Nobody gave it to us as a present. Our elders have rendered unnumerable sacrifices for it,” he said adding that if Pakistan was not established, he would have been a clerk to a Hindu.

The CJP said we should evaluate ourselves that what we were doing with our country. He said water level was gradually decreasing in the country. He said we should treat the country like a mother.