Friends in need...

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  By Saman Hashmi

July 2010, was a very unfortunate month in the history of Pakistan, when a series of raging floods began and cost thousands of lives and destroyed millions of homes. Thousands left their homes and migrated to various towns and cities.

This time everyone was a bit reluctant to send  monetary aid through government channels. Educational institutions, like universities, have been one of the popular sources of collecting and sending aid to those in need. Amongst them, Karachi University is also one of the names that has always stood for the national cause. The university is trying its best to keep up the spirit of youth and is encouraging them to donate for the welfare of flood victims.

Once again, all the faculties, their staff, and students stand up for the poor flood victims with great zeal. Different campaigns including fund raising, and collection of relief goods for the flood victims are being conducted. University of Karachi has set up a relief camp for the internally displaced persons (IDPs). The Vice Chancellor  has appealed to all the staff and students for generous contribution towards the funds. Dr. Prof. Pirzada Qasim Raza (the VC) himself has donated a generous amount. The official staff  have also donated their two days' salary in the fund. Moreover, various departments are also working day and night for the cause. University has activated Disaster Management Volunteer Corps (KUDMVC) to provide relief goods to flood victims. The first group of KU DMVC visited the interior Sindh with the first consignment of aid last weekend.

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Our Mass Communication Department is also trying its best to make a difference, at least in the lives of some people, if not all. An organization of the Mass Communication Department, KUMAK (Kravan of United, Motivated and Ambitious Khabtees) has also started fund raising and have generated quite an amount of goods and money with the combined efforts of other students in the department. A number of other departments are also working hard as volunteers and managing their own campaigns for sendnig aid.

We, the youth and future of our country put all our efforts to support the cause, and will stand whenever our nation calls us, till the very end. Hopefully, we will overcome the loss and will struggle to bring about a prospering and growing Pakistan very soon.