Coronavirus relief fund drive: FIEDMC chief appointed as special representative

Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development and Management Company (FIEDMC) chairman Mian Kashif as special representative for coronavirus relief fund drive.

According to a notification issued here Friday, Mian Kashif will be responsible for proposing measures to encourage people and businesses to increase contributions to the prime minister's coronavirus relief fund.

"He will keep the prime minister updated about the fund collection drive," says a press release. He will also interact with stakeholders to make the drive successful and identify issues related to the drive and propose remedial measures. He will also work with Khurshid Alam, a prominent businessman and social activist, who is official focal person for coronavirus relief fund drive.

Mian Kashif thanked Prime Minister Imran Khan for the responsibility and taking him into confidence for the coronavirus relief drive. He said this was an honorary position and would perform this duty without any remuneration or benefit.

He said he had already deposited Rs10 million in Prime Minister's coronavirus fund and Rs4.5 million to chief minister Punjab's coronavirus fund. He also handed over a donation of 75,000 N95 masks, surgical masks, PPE, disinfection material and other equipment to Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar.

He said Pakistan had to fight the war against the coronavirus with wisdom as the country did not have ample resources such as China and the United States.