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PTI sends relief goods for quake-hit
[Dawn] The Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations.... 's Punjab chapter dispatched relief goods for Balochistan  ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... earthquake victims on Sunday. PTI general secretary Dr Yasmin Rashid and information secretary Andleeb Abbas accompanied a convoy of three truckloads of relief goods from here to Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... for their onward transportation to the quake-hi Awaran area of the province. Dr Rashid said the relief goods also include clothes especially stitched for the quake-affected families so that they could wear them on Eid and feel that the rest of Pakistain cared for them. She said the Punjab PTI had accepted the responsibility of providing for 300 Awaran families comprising 3,000 people for three months. For the purpose, she said, the party collected Rs2.5 million from its workers and sent quilts, beddings, utensils, and Eid clothes for the people hit by natural calamity. Ms Abbas demanded the government announce early rebuilding of the houses razed to the ground by the quake so the people could resume their normal life. Posted by: Fred 2013-10-15 |
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