On Monday, Prime Minister Imran Khan declared that he will begin a drive to mobilize Pakistanis overseas for funds to fight the country’s novel coronavirus.

A series of tweets from the Office of the Prime Minister said that the Premier, along with the support of his Special Assistant on Overseas Pakistani Zulfi Bukhari, will handle the matter personally. He will also speak to Pakistanis abroad.

1) وزیراعظم عمران خان کا اوورسیز پاکستانیوں کو پھر متحرک کرنے کا فیصلہ

وزیراعظم آج سے بیرون ملک پاکستانیوں سے رابطے کی بڑی مہم شروع کریں گے

وزیراعظم کی معاون خصوصی برائے اوورسیز زلفی بخاری سے مشاورت مکمل

#Pakistanis4Pakistanis

— Prime Minister's Office, Pakistan (@PakPMO) April 13, 2020

A minimum of $35 (equivalent to Rs5,820) is required to sustain one family at a time, according to the tweets. There is also an option to send out the sum again or more each month.

In the coronavirus relief fund, PM Khan appealed to them to donate generously, and also set up a website for this purpose.

Donations can be made by logging in to: http:/covid.ophrd.gov.pk/.

❗️An appeal to all #OverseasPakistanis ❗️

Come to help 🇵🇰 at this difficult time & donate generously to PM @ImranKhanPTI’s Covid Relief Fund! #Pakistanis4Pakistanis pic.twitter.com/Cm30fICeRG

— Sayed Z Bukhari (@sayedzbukhari) April 13, 2020

The names will also be seen on the website to attract donors.

The relief fund was established to finance the country’s fight against the deadly pandemic.

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