RE: FOSSFP CALL FOR EARTHQUAKE DISASTER RELIEF IN SOUTH ASIA -DONATE NOW

I agree with Kris’ idea “Would the authorities concerned be open to put on the web all receipts and payments for anyone to question and be responded to properly”. Most of authorities in Pakistan will cash this incident and miseries of the people to fill-up their Swiss accounts, as history proves. There are a number of overseas Pakistanis and companies (almost all which I know here in USA) who want to help as much as we can but we don’t feel comfortable with local agencies, NGOs and authorities.

As far as Mr. Bajwa and “fossfp.org” are concerned, I do appreciate their views and suggestion but hardly I believe that they have any influence over these authorities or local NGOs and authorities will listen what Mr. Bajwa, “fossfp.org”, myself or any middle man has to say.

Personally, I would suggest to go through Red Cross or any international NGOs who can do their own local operation to assist the real deserving families.

Just my personal thought.

Regards,

-Khalil Ahmad

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From: s-asia-it-bounces@lists.apnic.net [mailto:s-asia-it-bounces@lists.apnic.net] On Behalf Of Fouad Riaz Bajwa
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 5:10 AM
To: 'Kris Dev'
Cc: 'Tod Bruning'; 'Peter Burgess'; 'Prof. Lutfor Rahman'; s-asia-it@lists.apnic.net; 'Irfan Khan'
Subject: RE: FOSSFP CALL FOR EARTHQUAKE DISASTER RELIEF IN SOUTH ASIA -DONATE NOW!

Dear Kris,

Thank you for your concern.

FOSSFP does not have disaster relief facilities. What we can do is intimate our ICT communities around the globe to respond to such a call. The contact information/addresses that I forwarded are of the Government of Pakistan (President’s Disaster Relief Cell) in the capital Islamabad. The second one is MKRF that is a large scale NGO operated by GEO Television-The largest media group in Pakistan, in fact most of the news on CNN and BBC is coming from GEO-TV.

From last night to early this morning, relief teams have come in from USA, UK, Japan, China, France, Turkey, Middle East with a large workforce of relief workers loaded with medicine, tools, search equipment etc…… The teams are themselves responsible for their inventories and relief workforce engagement, the people and government of Pakistan are trying to get the relief workers and aid to the cut off areas through heavy loader helicopters from the US Military.

What we can do is that if you forward us scanned copies of the receipts to bajwa@fossfp.org, we will present them on our website and intimate the media as well official authorities about the funds that were directed into Pakistan by the international community with the names and contact details clearly mentioned on the FOSSFP website.

The rest, may God help us and our nation in this time of hardship. Amen!

Regards.
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Fouad Riaz Bajwa
General Secretary
FOSSFP: Free & Open Source Software Foundation of Pakistan ®
FOSSAC ' 2006 Secretariat
Punjab University College of Information Technology
University of The Punjab, Allama Iqbal (Old) Campus
The Mall, Lahore-54000, Pakistan
Phone #: 92 (042) 111-923-923 Ext: 27

Cell #: 92-333-4661290
e-mail: bajwa@fossfp.org
Lahore-Pakistan.
URL: www.fossfp.org

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From: fossfpo@websouls04.futuresouls.com [mailto:fossfpo@websouls04.futuresouls.com] On Behalf Of Kris Dev
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 12:10 PM
To: bajwa@fossfp.org
Cc: s-asia-it@lists.apnic.net; Peter Burgess; Tod Bruning; Irfan Khan; Prof. Lutfor Rahman
Subject: Re: FOSSFP CALL FOR EARTHQUAKE DISASTER RELIEF IN SOUTH ASIA - DONATE NOW!

Dear Fouad,

Your idea is laudable.

But can we demand transparency and accountability in whatever is boeing done in the name of Earthquake Disaster relief?

This is not to cast aspertions on whatever is being done or planned to be done. But just a matter of caution, as a watchword.

Would the authorities concerned be open to put on the web all receipts and payments for anyone to question and be responded to properly?

Kris Dev.
with peter Burgess,
Transparency and Accountability Network.
http://Tr-Ac-Net.blogspot.com

On 10/9/05, Fouad Riaz Bajwa <bajwa@fossfp.org > wrote:

URGENT INFORMATION EARTHQUAKE DISASTER RELIEF IN SOUTH ASIA
Earthquake Relief Islamabad, Pakistan | 09 Oct, 2005
For further assistance, please visit FOSSFP: www.fossfp.org/

A massive earthquake on 08 October 2005 has killed thousands in South Asia
in the regions of Pakistan, Kashmir, Afghanistan and India. Tens of
thousands of survivors need your help. You can provide urgently needed
disaster relief supplies to children and families in crisis situations
directly to the Pakistani Government or other private relief organizations.
Your contribution to the Government of Pakistan will help provide things
like food, water, blankets, medicine, tents and other critically needed
items. Your gift will also enable World Vision to stay in disaster-affected
areas for the long haul, rebuilding communities and lives.

Donate now to help earthquake victims in South Asia!

1. Important Numbers:
a. Disaster Relief Cell, PM Secretariat +92-051-9206111
b. Crisis Managment Cell Comd 111 Bde +92-051-9267596

2. Please donate generously to the President's Relief Fund. Donations can be
made in all branches of State Bank of Pakistan, all treasury branches and
branches of National Bank of Pakistan, Habib Bank, United Bank, Muslim
Commercial Bank and Allied Bank.

3. Foreign Office:
Emergency Coordination Centre has been set up at Ministry of Foreign
Affairs: Phone: ++92-051-9207663, Fax: ++92-051-9224205-6

4. Pakistan seeks assistance in the following areas: cargo helicopters,
engineering plant equipment (to open routes, for reconstruction of roads),
relief goods, food medicines, tents, blankets. Pakistan is self sufficient
in manpower enforcements.

Other Donation Methods:

1. MKRF EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND
Mir Khalil ur Rahman Foundation (MKR Foundation)
UBL (United Bank Limited) Account No. 0102598-5
For International Transfer
Swift Code: (U N I L P K K A)
E-Mail: pukaar@mkrf.org
Website: http://www.mkrf.org

2. World Vision
Donate Online:
http://donate.wvus.org/OA_HTML/xxwvibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?section=10025&item=4
56&lid=pakistan_donatebutton&lpos=main
Website: http://www.worldvision.org/

About this Call:
----------------
This call has been initiated to the global ICT community by FOSSFP: Free and
Open Source Software Foundation of Pakistan in order to support humanitarian
relief efforts by the Government and Citizens of Pakistan. FOSSFP disaster
relief call enables the Free/Open Source Software and ICT Community
worldwide to respond quickly in the wake of natural disasters such as
earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, famine and tsunamis.

Regards.
---------------------------
Fouad Riaz Bajwa
General Secretary
FOSSFP: Free & Open Source Software Foundation of Pakistan R
FOSSAC ' 2006 Secretariat
Punjab University College of Information Technology
University of The Punjab, Allama Iqbal (Old) Campus
The Mall, Lahore-54000, Pakistan
Phone #: 92 (042) 111-923-923 Ext: 27
Cell #: 92-333-4661290
e-mail: bajwa@fossfp.org
Lahore-Pakistan.
URL: www.fossfp.org
Ubuntu-Pakistan
URL: www.ubuntu-pk.org
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