Lahore (October 18, 2017): Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif donated Rs50 million to former captain Shahid Afridi’s charity Shahid Afridi Foundation for establishing a state of the art hospital in Thar, a remote area of Sindh.
The CM Shahbaz Sharif donated the amount on behalf of the provincial government. Shahbaz Sharif applauded the cricketer’s efforts in the areas of health and education and presented a cheque of Rs50 million to Afridi to build a state-of-the-art hospital in Thar.
A great example set by CM Punjab @CMShehbaz sb. by donating 50mn to @SAFoundationN for Thar Hospital. Honored by support for SAF #HopeNotOut pic.twitter.com/hY3qAzAfN8
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) October 17, 2017
Shahid Afridi thanked Shahbaz Sharif for the donation and lauded his efforts in the health and education sector.
Time for government, private sectors & affluent sections of society to come together 2 serve those in acute need of our support. JazakaAllah https://t.co/UTO10OQC5J
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) October 17, 2017
Punjab CM said there is a strong need for the private sector and the government to work together for improvement of health, education and other social sectors. He encouraged the private sector to come forward to support initiatives for social good and assured of the government s support.
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