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How To Donate For Flood Victims In Pakistan

Flooding began in Pakistan in July 2010 caused by monsoon rains affecting the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Punjab as well as parts of Baluchistan. It is thought that at least 2000 people have been killed and over 20 million are now destitute and suffering. Please don’t as much as you can for the brothers and sisters effected by the flood. Please lend a hand to those in need. Your donations could make the lives of many Pakistanis better. As the Qur’an says:

“Whosoever kills a human being, except (as punishment) for murder or for spreading corruption in the land, it shall be like killing all humanity; and whosoever saves a life, saves the entire human race.” (Al Qur’an 5:32)

You can also donate on-line to ”The People’s Disaster Management Authority (TPDMA)“. Follow Nuzhat S. Siddiqui on twitter who is one of the volunteers heading these efforts. You can further contact them via e-mail:

nuzhat@tpdma.org | soufia@tpdma.org | aftab@tpdma.org

Cell-phone users can now donate via sms:

For Pakistani citizens:

• SMS “FUND” to 1234 to donate PKR 10 in the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund
• SMS “D” to 247 to donate PKR 10 to the Express Helpline Trust for flood relief. (Updated)
• Text “FLOOD” to 27722 to support victims in Pakistan. (Thanks to @twitter for the tweet) (Updated)
• Text “PUKAAR” to 4361 to donate to Imran Khan’s Flood Relief efforts. (Updated)

For U.S.A. citizens:

• Hillary Clinton announced that Americans could text the word “SWAT” to the number 50555 to donate $10 per SMS message to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to provide tents, clothing, food, clean water and medicine to Pakistan.

For Canadian citizens:

• Canadian wireless subscribers: Text “REDCROSS” to 30333 to donate $10 to the Canadian Red Cross.

For U.K. citizens:

• Text ‘GIVE’ to 70707 to donate £5
• (Oxfam) Readers in the United Kingdom can send donations through text messaging as well. To donate by text message, text ‘DONATE’ to 70066 to give £5.

Also

http://www.discountvouchers.co.uk/pakistan-flooding.html

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