LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has contributed Rs. 10 million to Prime Minister’s Coronavirus Relief Fund in the fight against the pandemic.
In a tweet, the PCB confirmed the news and wrote, “PCB donates in excess of Rs. 10 million in Prime Minister’s relief fund.”
PCB donates in excess of PKR10million in PM’s relief fundhttps://t.co/IUsr87mGth pic.twitter.com/FwhRlKoAQ9
— PCB Media (@TheRealPCBMedia) April 18, 2020
The PCB last month announced that the centrally contracted players will make a collective contribution in the emergency relief fund, while the PCB will separately match the contribution of its staff.
While thanking all the players for their contribution to the relief, PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani said, “I want to thank all the centrally contracted players and the PCB staff for their generous contributions in the Prime Minister’s COVID-19 Pandemic Relief Fund.”
“Cricket has once again demonstrated that it values, respects and cares for its fans, followers, and supporters, and will continue to do so,” he said.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases witnessed a sharp increase and rose to 7,516 in Pakistan on Saturday, while the death tally stands at 143.
According to the National Command and Control Center, more than 465 new cases of coronavirus were reported while 08 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours.
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