An anonymous Pakistani businessman living in the United States has generously donated 30 million US dollars (equivalent to Rs 2,47,56,15,00) in a humanitarian effort to aid those affected by the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Friday, causing significant loss of life and property.
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ป๐๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has commended the anonymous businessman.
โDeeply moved by the example of an anonymous Pakistani who walked into Turkish embassy in the US and donated $30 million for earthquake victims in Tรผrkiye and Syria,โ Shehbaz Sharif wrote in a tweet Sunday.
โThese are such glorious acts of philanthropy that enable humanity to triumph over the seemingly insurmountable odds,โ he went on to add.
In a Twitter video, Yousuf Erim, a journalist at TRT World, expressed gratitude for the donation and stated that a Pakistani businessman, who remains unidentified, went to the Turkish Embassy in the United States and anonymously donated $30 million. The individual's identity has not been made public.
๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ถ๐ป ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ-๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ
On the morning of February 6, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the southern region of Turkey and northern Syria, followed by another earthquake measuring 7.6 and numerous aftershocks. The resulting damage led to significant loss of life and property in both nations.
As of Saturday evening, the number of fatalities from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria has increased to over 27,000 and the number of individuals who sustained injuries has reached over 85,000.
