With a view to raising funds for internally displaced people (IDPs), Punjab Sports Board (PSB) is holding cricket matches at Rawalpindi, Multan, Faisalabad and Lahore. PSB is making necessary arrangements to hold these matches, sources in the board said. It may be noted that Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had announced monthly financial assistance of Rs 7,000 per family for 42000 families of more than 0.8 million IDPs.
The Punjab government has also set up Chief Minister Punjab Relief Fund for IDPs with an amount of Rs 500 million while the remaining amount will be provided by the people voluntarily.