Dubai: Pakistan Association in Dubai (PAD) honoured some prominent Emiratis and organisations for joining hands in the relief campaign ‘Together We Stand’ to help victims of recent devastating floods in Pakistan.
The award ceremony was held on Thursday as part of the 51st UAE National Day Celebrations organised by the Pakistan Association in Dubai at its premises. Members of the diplomatic corps, Emirati officials, and prominent of different communities who joined hands in the PAD’s flood relief campaign were invited to the ceremony.
At least nine UAE humanitarian organisations had joined UAE’s ‘We Stand Together’ campaign to support flood-hit Pakistan. Around 33 million people, including approximately 16 million children, have been affected by this year’s heavy monsoon rains which have brought devastating floods and landslides in Pakistan. Floods killed more than 1,700 people and left around 33 million homeless with their belongings and entire livelihoods swept away, and inflicted billions of dollars of damage.
“We thank the UAE for all out support for flood victims. The UAE was not only the first country to respond to catestrophy but also provided the largest amount of aid for flood victims,” said Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, Ambassador of Pakistan to the UAE while speaking at the ceremony. He added that UAE always stands by Pakistan through thick and thin. “UAE is the role model of development that the world has to follow as it not only leads the world in infrastructural development but also in developing human resources, inclusiveness, generosity and vision,” he noted.
Ambassador Tirmizi also praised the Pakistan Assocation for launching ‘We Stand Together’ campaign in collaboration with the UAE humanitarian organisation to provide timely help to flood victims.
