Dubai Islamic Bank donates Dh15million to help flood victims in Pakistan

Dubai, Sept 6, 2010 (WAM)- Dubai Islamic Foundation (DIF), a non-profit charitable foundation and a subsidiary of Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) has donated an amount of Dh15 million to provide aid for the flood victims in Pakistan. The generous gesture came in response to a call from President H.H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan to donate for this humanitarian cause. A press release from DIF said that the amount has been handed over to the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA). The kind gesture was part of DIC's social responsibilities towards the people affected by the flooding in Pakistan. It is also within the framework of the DIF's humanitarian programmes aimed at easing the financial burden on poor and needy individuals, providing them with appropriate assistance, added the release. – Emirates News Agency, WAM