The Adhaalath Party continues to urge Maldivians to provide assistance for flood victims in Pakistan
In a statement issued today, the party said that Muslims “should provide humanitarian aid when an Islamic country is in trouble.”
“Due the heavy rain to Pakistan, more than 20 million people have become homeless, crops have been damaged, and apart from the starvation caused, diseases such as cholera and flus are now widespread,’’ said the party. “The concerned authorities revealed that there are more than 3.5 million children among the victims.’’
The Adhaalath Party recently launched a fund for the provision of humanitarian aid for flood victims in Pakistan.
“The likeness of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah, is as the likeness of a grain (of corn); it grows seven ears, and each ear has a hundred grains. Allah gives manifold increase to whom He wills. And Allah is All-Sufficient for His creatures’ needs, all-Knower,’’ the statement said, citing to Quran.
Vice President of the Maldives Dr Mohamed Waheed recently visited the Pakistan High Commission in the Maldives and expressed sympathy for the flood victims.
During his visit, Dr Waheed appealed to Maldivian citizens to support assistance to the victims of the flood.
Prohibited militant groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Muhammad and Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami, have set up camps in Karachi to raise funds to help flood victims of Pakistan, according to Indan news paper Times of India.
According to the newspaper, other militant groups such as Jamaat-ud-Dawah, blamed by India for the 2008 Mumbai attacks, Sipah-e-Sahaba, Harkatul Mujahideen, Hizbut Tahrir and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi are also engaged in the relief operations.
The paper said that the banned groups were working under different names.
The World Bank has recently said it will redirect $US900 million of its existing loans to Pakistan to help in flood recovery.
The European Union (EU) has also said it will offer US$70 million to Pakistan.
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