The National Humanitarian Foundation (PKPU) of Indonesia would extend relief assistance of 200 million Rupiah for the flood-affected people of Pakistan. In this connection, a five-member delegation of PKPU, led by its Deputy CEO, Sri Adi Bramasetya, met Ambassador Sanaullah on Monday.
Sri Adi informed the ambassador that their two-member advance team, comprising Mohammad Yasin Mansoor and Arief Septyawan, would depart for Pakistan on Wednesday to have a thorough appraisal of the flood situation and chalk out a relief disbursement programme.
The advance team would then contact other organisations and government functionaries involved in the relief work for evolving better co-ordination and access to the affected people. A group of 40 volunteers, all Indonesian students studying in Pakistan, would later join PKPU team in their relief work, Sri Adi added.
He further said PKPU would purchase all necessary items, including medicines, dry rations, blankets, family hygiene kits and baby food from Pakistan. Ambassador Sanaullah thanked PKPU for the goodwill gesture and said Pakistan was really in need of international support to overcome the gigantic problem caused by the widespread floods.
He recalled that Indonesian government had already sent one million dollars worth of relief assistance to Pakistan and just last week, Mohammadiyah and National Zakat Agency (BAZNAS), also had pledged assistance for the flood affectees. He said that with growing information about the flood situation, more organisations were coming forward for helping Pakistan, which was really appreciable. National Humanitarian Foundation (PKPU) was established in 1999. It maintains 17 branches countrywide and also has resident representatives in Qatar, Australia, Japan, Germany and USA.