Re: Muslim states send condolences and aid to Pakistan
More aid from the Muslim Ummah, this time from the Islamic Development bank (IDB). It is worth noting that although the IDB has 55 countries as members, only a handful or so contribute the vast bulk of funds - some 85%](Islamic Development Bank | Empowering people, building partnerships, driving innovation), namely Saudi Arabia, Libya, Iran, Egypt, Turkey, UAE, and Kuwait. All these countries have already made individual contributions to Pakistan, hence this cash from the IDB is on top of that. :k:
**IDB PLEDGES US$12 MILLION TO THE VICTIMS OF THE EARTHQUAKE IN PAKISTAN AND KASHMIR **
The Islamic Development Bank has pledged a sum of US$11.8 million to help the victims of the Earthquake which ravaged the North of Pakistan and Kashmir. This has been announced by H.E. Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Ali, IDB President. He added that the Bank’s assistance embraces US$1.6 million as a grant to be dedicated for relief goods such as tents, medicine and food supplies, and US$ 10.2 million to contribute to the rehabilitation of the public utilities which were damaged by the earthquake.