Chairman Senate terms recent earthquake as human tragedy
By Asim Hussain

ISLAMABAD—Chairman Senate, Mohammedmian Soomro said here Tuesday that October 8 Earthquake was a human tragedy of immense proportion and the entire Pakistani nation was engaged in providing relief to the victims of this disaster.
He made this observation while talking to Wolfgang J.Ruttenslorfer, Chief Executive Officer and chairman of the Executive Board of OMV (AKTIEN GESELL SCHAFT) who called on him and complimented the Government and the people of Pakistan for relief and rehabilitation activities in the earthquake hit areas. He said that as an international company involved in exploration and production of Oil & Gas in Pakistan, OMV is contributing US$ 500,000 to the President’s Relief Fund for Earthquake Victims to alleviate the sufferings of the needy families.
Shahid Iqbal, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary Qasim International Container Terminal and Yasir Jawed, Director Marketing MIS Pakistan Lubricants (Pvt) Ltd. also called on the Chairman Senate, Mohammedmian Soomro separately in the Parliament House here today and presented cheques amounting to Rs,.3.1657 million and Rs. 1 million each to the President’s Relief Fund for Earthquake Victims.
Chairman Senate, Mohammedmian Soomro said that the nation has to experience a worst natural disaster and it was a happy augury that the Pakistani nation was responding to the situation with zeal and resolve to help the victims of the corporate sector for sharing the agony of their brothers and sisters, who have fallen prey to the earthquake that hit most parts of the country.
A four-member delegation of Kuwait joint Relief Committee headed by Mishal Suleman Al-Saeed had a meeting with Chairman Senate Mohammadmian Soomro and expressed its sorrow over the loss of precious lives in the deadly earthquake.
Chairman Senate briefed them about the releif activities being carried out in the quake hit areas of NWFP and AJK. During the meeting, the Kwaiti team expressed its willingness to donate for the development of infrastructure in the quake hit areas and provide blankets, medicines and other necessities of lie to the victims of the earthquake.
Earlier Asad Umar, Chief Executive of Engro Associated Company called on the Chairman Senate in his Chamber this morning and informed him that his company has donated Rs. 20 million to the President’s Releif Fund for earthquake victims whereas the employees of the company have also contributed towards the said fund.