By: Asad Gondal, President BCMA
A cheque for the amount of $100K was presented to the British Columbia Muslim Association (BCMA), by Kalhar Transport Ltd ( KTL) of Richmond BC, towards the Pakistan flood relief fund at the Surrey/Delta Jamea Mosque this afternoon.
Presenting the cheque on behalf of KTL was the owner and the CEO of the company Mr. Tanjit Kalhar and Mr. Satish.
The closing deal for this donation was initiated by the BCMA Vice President Planning and Development Br Mohammed Arfan Malik, who is a close associate with Mr. Kalhar.
More than one third of Pakistan is underwater, according to satellite images from the European Space Agency (ESA), as deadly floodwaters threaten to create secondary disasters. Food is in short supply after water covered millions of acres of crops and wiped out hundreds of thousands of livestock.
More than 1,100 people have died from the floods since mid-June, nearly 400 of them children, while millions have been displaced, according to Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
More than 33 million people have been affected, or about 15% of the population.
More than 800 health facilities have been damaged in the country, of which 180 are completely damaged, leaving millions of people lacking access to health care and medical treatment, as reported in many affected districts, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Accepting the cheque this afternoon on behalf of the Pakistan flood relief was the President of the BCMA Br, Asad Gondal, together with the Branch Chairman Br, Mohammed Janif, and other notables likes of Br Basharat Ali Sidhu- Board Member of BCMA Trustee’s.
The President of BCMA Br Asad Gondal acknowledged the presence of Mr. Kalhar and said “ I am very thankful to KTL owner Mr. Kalhar for his generous donation towards the much needy people of Pakistan”
He also acknowledged the Radio Media Wave of Surrey BC, for collecting $40K on Thursday via Radiothon.
Surrey Mayor Mr. Doug McCallum was also present during the pre-cheque presentation together with the city councilors Doug Elford and John Gibieau.
Mr. Gondal also acknowledged others effort within the community, likes of Br Afzal Malik, Br Abdul Raouf from Hot Pan Pizza, Br Rahat Rao, Br Amin Khan, Dr. Mohsin, Sajid Hameed, Ikram Wahla of Lahori Restaurant and Br Sunny Awes for helping to raise the funds. President Asad Gondal extend his heartfelt gratitude to entire Surrey delta board of management, CMMC.
Mr. Gondal encouraged others to continue donating towards the worst devastation in the history of Pakistan and the much needed funds.
