Monday, 23 December 2013

Pak Embassy sets up special welfare fund for the poor


A special fund has been set up by the Pakistani Embassy in Riyadh with the cooperation of its community to help needy compatriots, Pakistan Ambassador Muhammad Naeem Khan announced here on Thursday.
The envoy was speaking at a reception hosted in his honor by the Pakistan ladies club, Humnawa, in the capital. The ambassador’s wife Anila Naeem Khan was also present. 
“I am proud that I have been able to set up the fund with the help of the community in aid of deserving members, who seek the mission’s assistance from time to time for various purposes,” he said, adding that the fund helps a large number of distressed Pakistanis living in the central region. 
Three members from the community have been appointed to manage the funds with the approval of the head of the Pakistani Embassy.