UN SPECIAL ENVOY VISITS NINE ZERO

KARACHI: 22nd JANUARY 2011

 

Special Envoy of the United Nation’s Secretary General for Assistance to Pakistan Mr Rauf Engin Soysal called upon the Deputy Convener of Co-ordination Committee of Muttahida Quami Movement at MQM Head Office Nine Zero. Members of Co-ordination Committee Mrs Nasrin Jalil and Kunwar Khalid Yunus were also present on the occasion. The relief work being done by the United Nations in Sindh after the devastating floods and the situation of the people affected by flood came under discussion. Dr Farooq Sattar informed Mr Soysal about the relief activities of Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation of MQM particularly with reference to the earthquake that struck the Northern Areas of the country in 2005 and the devastating flood that displaced millions of people throughout the country. He also told Mr Soysal about the efforts of KKF volunteers and MQM workers in saving that Kotri Barrage whose breach could have hit more than five million people. Dr Farooq Sattar gave the Pictorial Biography of Mr Altaf Hussain to Mr Soysal at the time of departure.