Welfare plan for Indian firing-hit civilians near LoC
Pakistan Times Kashmir Desk

MIRPUR: An integrated plan has been evolved by the local eminent NGO, Mirpur Jammu Kashmir National Help Center with the coordination of the Britain-based NGO Savaria Foundation to extend financial relief to the Indian firing-hit civil inmates of various forward areas, adjacent to this side of the line of control in Mirpur division, for their rehabilitation, reports Inp.

The Chief Patron of the Jammu Kashmir National Help Center Mir Khalid Bashir told newsmen here Tuesday that the JKNHC broken all records as compared to various other non governmental welfare organizations of AJK through extending the financial relief of Rs. 46.08 lakh to needy during last three years period.

Financial relief

“Those deserving families provided with the financial relief included the civilian families hit by the frequent unprovoked firing before the ongoing cease fire on LoC, on various villages adjacent to this side of the line of control in Kotli and Bhimbher districts”, he said.

Besides he added the monetary relief of Rs. 7.10 lakh were disbursed among the poor families for the marriages of at least 108 girls, Rs. 2.16 lakh distributed among poor and intelligent deserving male and female students in form of scholarships.

Mir Khalid Bashir said 30 families of Mirpur district besides 57 Indian firing hit families belonging to Samani, Choki and Haripur forward areas of Bhimbher district and 13 families of Naar and Khanka Katehra areas were provided with the financial assistance of Rs.9 Lakh.

He said that JKNHC is the sole welfare NGO in Pakistan and Azad Kashmir which was functioning with the coordination and financial assistance and cooperation of the Britain-based welfare NGO Sawaira Foundation Dues Bury.●