Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund, 2022

Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund, 2022

DONATE TO PRIME MINISTER’S FLOOD RELIEF FUND-2022

In the aftermath of monsoon season, massive rains and flash floods caused widespread damages impacting over 33 million people in Pakistan. While the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan have been the most affected, all other provinces and regions are affected at varying scales. Around 1500 have died and 3,500 people have been injured so far. Hundreds and thousands of people have been displaced with over 6.5 million homes washed away/damaged. Around one million livestock and standing crops on 2.2 Million acres are lost so far. The extent of damage is still unfolding with massive damage to infrastructure and livelihood.
The Government of Pakistan has mobilized all its resources. For immediate help with food, shelter & medicines and rehabilitation efforts, a fund has been established: ‘Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund- 2022. The Fund accepts donations both from domestic and international sources. The Overseas Pakistanis and other donors are requested to send donations to the Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund 2022; Account No. G-12164. In this regard, State Bank of Pakistan has devised the the attached guidelines for collection of donations/contributions from OPs and other donors to help to the needy.

  1. Overseas donors including overseas Pakistanis may donate to the Fund through wire transfer in the Fund account maintained with their respective bank. They would simply advise their respective banks to transmit the donation amount in the fund Account by debiting their accounts. The banks shall transmit the consolidated amount of donations received in the Fund account to the SBP on daily-basis through ‘Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS)’

  2. Transfer through Money Service Bureaus, Money Transfer Operators and Exchange House: Overseas donors may also donate/ contribute through Money Service Bureaus (MSBs), Money Transfer Operators (MTOs) (e.g. MoneyGram, Western Union etc) and other Exchange Houses (EHs) in line with the arrangements in place for receiving remittances. Banks receiving such remittances in the Fund Account shall transfer the consolidated amount through RTGS to the SBP on daily basis.

  3. The commercial banks offering Roshan Digital Account (RDA) have made the “PM Flood Relief Fund” (Account No. G-12164) available on their Roshan Samaji Khidmat page/portal enabling RDA holders to contribute to the Fund in a hassle-free manner/ the banks will transmit donations received through DA to SBP along with donations received through other sources on daily basis through RTGS.