A huge contribution has been made by the telecom companies to help the flood victims. Three leading telecom operators Ufone, Mobilink and Telenor have contributed Rs 238.5 million for the flood victims, while other operators are making efforts to assist the masses in this hour of need. Telenor made a major contribution of Rs 100 million to Secretary General, Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS), Brig (Retd.) Muhammad Ilyas Khan, at a ceremony.
The amount will be utilized to facilitate urgent relief efforts and longer term healing initiatives by PRCS. Another telecom operator, Mobilink, committed Rs 85 million. Mobilink will be coordinating with relief organizations, including World Food Programme (WFP) and World Health Organization (WHO) to reach out to the flood victims to ensure that aid needs of the deserving and un-served are met in an efficient manner. The funds will be used to provide immediate relief assistance including clean drinking water and dry food rations.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and its sister organization, Ufone, made a joint contribution of Rs 53.5 million to the Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund. President of PTCL, Walid Irshaid, and CEO Ufone, Abdul Aziz, called on Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and expressed their solidarity at this time of need. Mobilink has also played his part and made the contribution of Rs 85 million for flood relief. Telecom operators are looking keen to help their nation in this delicate time.
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