Rs4.05 billion announced for flood victims.ISLAMABAD, Aug. 13 -- Minister for Zakat zakat (zə-kät`) [Arab.,=purification], Islamic religious tax, one of the five basic requirements (arkan or "pillars") of Islam. All adult Muslims of sound mind and body with a set level of income and assets are expected to pay zakat. and Ushr Noorul Haq Qadri on Thursday announced financial assistance of Rs4.05 billion for flood-affected people of the country from the Central Zakat Fund. Addressing a press conference along with secretary Zakat and Ushr Khalid Idrees, he said the financial aid ranging from Rs5,000 to Rs10,000 would be disbursed among each flood-affected families by the provincial Zakat councils in all four provinces, Federally Administered Tribal Areas The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), also known as Ilaak-e-Ghair in Pakistan are areas of Pakistan outside the four provinces, comprising a region of some 27,220 km² (10,507 sq mi). (FATA) and Gilgit-Baltistan.He said the decision was taken in a special consultative meeting of the Central Zakat Council held here. The minister said the provincial secretaries of Zakat briefed the meeting about the losses and damages caused by the flood due to torrential rains in their respective provinces. Published by HT Syndication with permission from The Statesman. For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at htsyndication@hindustantimes.com Copyright HT Media Ltd HT Media Ltd Founded in 1924 when its flagship newspaper Hindustan Times was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi, HT Media (BSE, NSE) has today become one of India's largest media companies. With a combined daily circulation of 2.25 million copies and a readership base of 14. . Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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