ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has encouraged the masses to contribute financially to the construction of the Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand dams through text message from cellphones.

“People can donate Rs.10 ($0.082) to the Supreme Court of Pakistan Diamer Basha and Mohmand Dam Fund by sending an SMS from mobile phones to 8000,” the Supreme Court of Pakistan, said in statement on Friday.
It added: “User shall type ‘dam’ and send SMS (short message service) to 8000 and an amount of Rs.10 will be deducted for Supreme Court of Pakistan Diamer Basha and Mohmand Dam Fund and user will receive a message ‘App Ka Dus Rupey Supreme Court of Pakistan Dam Fund main denay ka Shukria’ (Thank you for contributing Rs10 to Supreme Court of Pakistan Dam Fund).”
In separate statement on Saturday, the apex court said “information regarding collection of donations to Supreme Court of Pakistan Diamer Basha and Mohmand Dam Fund through different banks is now being updated by State Bank of Pakistan on its official website www.sbp.org.pk, showing name of donor, daily statement of amount of donation collected by each bank and daily consolidated statement.”
This month, upon the directive of the Supreme Court, the federal government established a fund to raise finances for the dams to fight looming water scarcity.
Meanwhile Lt Gen (Retired) Muzammil Hussain, chairman of the implementation committee of Diamer Basha and Mohmand Dams, on Friday briefed Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on the plan for the construction of the dams.