 | "It don't say Eid 'til Qazi sez it sez Eid, capische?" |
PESHAWAR: Leader of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Peshawar, MNA Sabir Hussain Awan has said that they would distribute 10000 Eid gifts worth Rs 2500 each among the quake survivors and demanded of the provincial government to ban Eid fairs (Melas) in order to express sympathy and solidarity with quake affected people. âWe are going to establish relief camps at all the mosques of provincial metropolitan on the day of Eid, to collect donations and get volunteers for the help of quake victims,â he told a press conference here at Peshawar Press Club on Friday. Provincial Minister for Zakaat and Usher Hafiz Hashmat, who is also associated with JI, was also present on the occasion. | So NWFP's minister for charity is affiliated with JI. How unsurprizing. And how sad. |
Sabir said that all these Eid gifts provided by Amir JI Qazi Hussain Ahmad would be carried by a group of JI activists comprising 250 persons under his leadership to the quake affected areas of NWFP from Peshawar on the second day of coming Eid. âWe have sent 750 activists of JI from Peshawar to the affected areas who are taking part in relief operation. Besides we had established 7 relief camps at Peshawar district wherein we collected Rs 4.3 million donations for quake affectees as well we have distributed 23 trucks of relief goods among quake survivorsâ he said. |