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Lt Gen Muhammad Haroon Aslam, Deputy Chairman ERRA, appreciated generous help and support extended by the people and Government of Saudi Arabia to alleviate the sufferings of October 8, 2005 earthquake victims, while talking to Dr. Khalid M. Al-Othmani, Regional Director Saudi Public Assistance for Pakistan Earthquake Victims (SPAPEV), who called on him in his office on July 7, 2010. The Deputy Chairman particularly commended SPAPEV, which has completed a number of projects in earthquake affected areas of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He mentioned that projects completed by SPAPEV, besides providing help to the earthquake victims, will create new job opportunities for the affected people, which will ultimately contribute towards the revival of economic activities in these areas.
While appreciating SPAPEV for constructing 8000 pre-fabricated houses, 8 basic health units and 28 school buildings in AJ&K and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Deputy Chairman stressed the need for constructing more school buildings and women development projects to address the issues confronting womenfolk and other vulnerable segments of society in the affected areas. He thanked the Regional Director SPAPEV for taking personal interest to mitigate the hardships faced by the victims of October 8, earthquake.
Dr. Khalid M. Al-Othmani while assuring the Deputy Chairman of continued help of his country for the quake victims, said that the people and Government of Saudi Arabia will always stand by their Pakistani brethren in an hour of trial and turbulence, in future as well. The Deputy Chairman ERRA reciprocated the feelings of Dr. Khalid M. Al-Othmani with similar sentiments, and said that peoples of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have always enjoyed very cordial relations due to their religious, cultural and historical bonds. Later, the Deputy Chairman presented ERRA souvenir to Dr. Khalid.