You need to be logged in to get access to the forums. You can do so here.
Help the Flood victims
Posted on 17.08.2010 17:13
Help the Flood victims
I am an old member of this great IT community called Trust7, live in Hamburg and my motherland is Pakistan.
I am sure every one must have heard and will be concerned with the havoc created by Monsoon rains and the resultant floods in Pakistan.
This is the biggest natural desaster in the living memory in terms of resultant displaced persons. Over 20 million people have lost their livelihoods and homes.
They need every kind of help but this requires the same old beauty or beast ..."Money". I would request you all to donate as much as you can in any of the organizations / NGOs you think are trust worthy.
In this link below you'll find many well reputed Pakistani as well as International organizations.
http://www.chowran...an-flood-victims.html
Please forward this message to your colleagues as well.
Thanking in advance,
Khokhar
Khokhar
Member since 25.03.2004
Posted on 17.08.2010 22:00
Re: Help the Flood victims
@Khokhar
I am originally from India and I just want to tell you that me, my family and my friends all stand shoulder to shoulder with our Pakistani brothers in this hour of need. I already did my part of donation and also forwarded this link to almost 200 email addresses and hopefully this chain will gather some momentum, just let me know if some day you also receive this forwarded message.
Winds of change are blowing, lets use this opportunity to be united once again. We are living in Germany and only this country has set the example of re-unification!!
Long Live India.....Long Live Pakistan!!
Raj2009
Member since 14.07.2009
Posted on 18.08.2010 09:27
Re: Help the Flood victims
@Raj
thanks friend. All of these warm gestures and actions bring us closer and closer.
I have many Indian friends here and we play league cricket together for the same club.
I pray that this hard time passes quickly for those poor people who have lost everything.
Those raging waters have brought complete destruction to many cities and villages. Any amount which we send will in one way or the other save the life of a small child or his mother or his complete family.
Guys please participate in this humanitarian cause and ask others to do the same.
God bless you all.
Khokhar
Member since 25.03.2004
Posted on 18.08.2010 11:57
Re: Help the Flood victims
Mr. Khokhar it would be wise if your government reduce half of the defense spending and use the money for the flood victims instead of begging for money from other countries.I can understand its a humanitarian crisis but Pakistan is not a poor African nation like Somalia,you guys spend almost 25 Billion on defense and culturing terrorism.I am sure your government will ask for more F16 and UAV from Americans instead of food to help the flood victims.
Also the ego of Pakistan is so much that it still did not accept the 5 Million dollars given by India.Their best friend China which is going to be second largest economy only gave 1.5 Million and none of the oil rich Muslim nations gave a single penny.
raj2001
Member since 10.06.2008
Posted on 18.08.2010 16:24
Re: Help the Flood victims
Mr. Raj,
your comments do not deserve a reply, I can just hope and pray that we can find a way to help each other in the time of need.
The nature can be unkind and can bring disasters at any one which can be us as well.
When a child looks at its mother or father and asks for food which they don't have....., it's unthinkable.
I also have kids and I can imagine that pain 
God bless you.
Khokhar
Member since 25.03.2004
Posted on 18.08.2010 16:35
Re: Help the Flood victims
Dear Khokhar,
Thanks for your post and links, it will be a great honour to contribute in this time of need.
Though I am sitting in Delhi, I see lot of activities here as well to help the ppl both in Pakistan and Leh.
Let us prove that in time of need, we are true friends.
Best regards,
punar80
Member since 28.07.2010
Posted on 18.08.2010 16:42
Re: Help the Flood victims
@raj2001
my 5 cents! This is not the time to point on politians, who are responsible for your examples. I guess polittians are almost the same everywhere and you can find wrong things everywhere. This will not help the people at all.
I support the appeal of Khokhar and I hope that there are many people like raj2009, who just want to help because they can not stay impassive when they see people suffering.
My bist wishes to the poor victims of the flood!
Detlef
trust7
Member since 23.09.2004
Posted on 18.08.2010 19:49
Re: Help the Flood victims
Yes this is not the right time to talk about politics but before we donate its our right to know if this money really being used for the right purpose or its just making these people more rich.Please have a look at this stats
http://en.wikipedi...kistanis_by_net_worth
Mr.Asif Zardari is worth four times as much as the donations the UN is seeking.He was elected by the people of Pakistan.
raj2001
Member since 10.06.2008
Posted on 19.08.2010 09:57
Re: Help the Flood victims
Thanks Detlef,
you have always been very understanding and co-operated with each and every one who came with a question or problem in this forum.
As you said we'll leave politics to politicians for the moment and try to help those in need.
The link which I have provided doesn't include any single govt. related fund just for the same reason that including myself many people don't trust the politicians.
Khokhar
Member since 25.03.2004
Posted on 19.08.2010 10:01
Re: Help the Flood victims
Mr. Khokhar is asking us to donate and we Indians donated 5 million which still your government is not ready to accept and US is pressurizing them to accept a big ego problem.
http://www.zeenews.com/news649339.html
I am also a Indian so please tell me whom should i donate?
Yes the link which you provided doesn't include any single govt but we all know everything goes via govt and you personally not going to the flood victims and give the donations or help them.
raj2001
Member since 10.06.2008
Posted on 19.08.2010 10:01
Re: Help the Flood victims
Hi Punar, thanks for your kind words and I respect and resiprocate the same feelings for you guys.
Khokhar
Member since 25.03.2004