There have been a series of school fires in the country in recent years, many of them which have turned out to be arson
At a presentation held in Dubai on Friday and attended by 400 people, largely Pakistanis, officials of TCF said: “A number of corporate companies have already pledged support to its project. But we hope that many more Pakistanis and other nationalities residing in the UAE will pledge their support to the cause.”
Mushtaq Chhapra, a member of TCF, said: “The devastation caused by the October 8 earthquake in Pakistan is of very high magnitude. As a result, TCF has already provided material and food relief to some 35,000 families in the first four to five weeks of the calamity.”
“Our next step is to rehabilitate the affectees, rebuild their homes and restore some remote villages and towns,” said Chhapra, pointing out that it is a big task and can be carried out with the help of the international Pakistani community.
“Around Rs2 billion is needed to build 5,000 houses using indigenous material and expertise and we need to generate the funds in order to complete the task in the next 24 months,” he disclosed.
He explained the rehabilitation strategy includes 18 remote villages identified by TCF in Kashmir and 12 to 13 villages in the North West Frontier Province devastated by the earthquake and needs to be reconstructed completely.
TCF has designed a novel idea offering a self-financing scheme to the victims to re-build their homes. But, help in terms of material, design and local expertise will be provided by the foundation, the official said.
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