Prime Minister Imran Khan’s coronavirus relief fund, which was setup to collect donations to deal with the health crisis, has crossed Rs3 billion mark, Senator Faisal Javed Khan announced on Friday. “So far Rs3,022 have been deposited for prime minister’s COVID-19 relief fund,” Javed said in a tweet while hailing the generosity and altruism of all those who stepped forward and contributed for the cause. Last month, Prime Minister Imran Khan had launched a relief fund to fight coronavirus and had urged everyone to donate generously to the initiative. The premier had also appeared on the Ehsaas Telethon last month to help collect funds for the coronavirus affectees during which Rs550 million were collected. Speaking about the coronavirus, the prime minister said that the entire nation will have to take part in the battle against the infection.

Source: Pakistan Today May 01, 2020 16:52 UTC