Staff Reporter
Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri and scores of parliamentarians from across the political divide turned up at a blood donation camp set up by the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) at the Parliament House here on Thursday.
Qasim Khan Suri was the first to donate blood followed by the other lawmakers. The camp was set up in line with 90-day plan of action envisioned by the newly appointed Chairman PRCS Abrar ul Haq. The plan aims to revamp the PRCS, with special focus on enhancing blood collection to meet the growing demand of a burgeoning population and save precious human lives.
Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Mushahidullah Khan, Lt Gen (r) Abdul Qayyum, Maiza Hameed, Nafeesa Shah, Akhundzada Chattan, Sirajul Haq, Abdul Qadir Patel,Molana Abdul Akbar Chitrali, Riaz Jadoon, Javeria Safdar, Jai Parkash, Mir Khan Muhammad Jamali, Amjad Khan Niazi, Aftab Jahangir, Sadaqat Abbasi and Mohsin Dawar were prominent among those who visited the blood camp.
Speaking on the occasion, Qasim Khan Suri said the PRCS had been specially invited to launch the blood donation campaign from the Parliament House.
He welcomed the initiative and said the step was in line with the government’s agenda of ensuring provision of safe blood to every patient and those injured in traffic road accidents.
He said the communications ministry was working on a plan to reduce accidents on roads where most of the injured die for want of timely provision of blood. He urged all segments of society to wholeheartedly help the PRCS in this humanitarian cause.
PRCS Chairman Abrar ul Haq said his organization had started the campaign from the Parliament House “because we want to give a message to the common people and motivate them to come forward and play their role in saving precious lives.”
He said the PRCS was part of an international movement, which was serving communities affected by natural as well as manmade disasters in more than 192 countries.
