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Chief Minister ACT launched PAFA’s Earthquake Appeal
On the morning of 21 October 2005, Pakistan Australia Friendship Association Canberra (PAFA) has launched its earthquake appeal officially during a press conference with Jon Stanhope ACT Chief Minister and H.E. Mr Babar W. Malik High Commissioner of Pakistan at Chief Minister's office. The Chief Minister handed over a cheque of $10,000 to the Pakistan High Commissioner for Pakistan Earthquake's Victims.
PAFA's Appeal details for the readers of Sada-e-Watan Sydney
SAVE INNOCENT LIVES
HELP EARTHQUAKE AFFECTED CHILDREN
PAFA’s Executives emphasized on the fact that estimated 1.5 millions of young children are among the affected people. This catastrophe has left thousands orphan with no care givers around them. These children have to provide for themselves for food and shelter. Tens of thousands of children are in peril in remote earthquake-affected parts of Pakistan because of deteriorating weather, injury, and illness.
They also said that immediate steps must be taken to boost the number of children being reached if a second wave of deaths is to be averted during the harsh winter months now arriving. These steps need to be sponsored through Australian's donations.
PAFA has appealed to whole nation and Pakistani community to donate generously for all earthquake victims. With upcoming harsh weather there is very little hope for these children who have to lye under the open sky with no shelter.
Chief Minister Jon Stanhope also strengthen the appeal and called upon the people of Canberra to give generously to help the victims of the recent Pakistani earthquake, as the official death again soared up to 79000 today and the estimated number of homeless people rose to 3.0 million.
Donating $10,000 to a PAFA’s appeal on the behalf of the people of the ACT
Mr Stanhope said the scale of the disaster was beyond comprehension and encouraged Canberrans to give generously to an appeal of their choosing, as they had so frequently done in the past in response to other disasters.
H.E. Mr Babar W. Malik High Commissioner of Pakistan also emphasized on the devastation of the calamity and appealed to donate generously.
Hunaiza Siddqiui 12 year old girl appealed on WinTV: Please help us save 5 year old Zarabeh and thousands of other children like her.
Please do not forget to watch on Friday,21 October 2005
WinTV - Win news at 6.00 pm and 11.00pm
Please also see Saturday 22/10/2005 Canberra times for more details of the appeal.
Do you want to donate? Please see PAFA's website (www.pafa.org.au) for more details.