Ambassador of Switzerland in Pakistan, Christoph Bubb, on his recent trip to Sindh, visited some villages in Dadu district where the Swiss Red Cross is building 710 houses of the flood affected inhabitants. This was stated by an official of the Consulate General of Switzerland in Karachi here on Tuesday.
He said that the Ambassador of Switzerland, Christoph Bubb, together with his spouse, Ms Regula Bubb, and the Consul General, Didier Boschung, visited the Dadu district in Sindh where the Swiss Red Cross was engaged in reconstruction of 710 houses for the flood affected people. The visit was organised by the Swiss Red Cross team, it was further stated.
The funding of this project was the result of a solidarity campaign launched by the foundation 'Swiss Solidarity' in 2010 after the floods in Pakistan.
This foundation raises funds for humanitarian relief works and projects whenever and wherever a calamity happens.
The total amount collected for the flood affected people of Pakistan amounted to over $45 million and came directly from the Swiss population. This shows the emotions that this tragedy caused in Switzerland and the solidarity of the Swiss people towards Pakistan, the statement added.