UK charity group raises $15m for Pakistan flood relief efforts

LONDON, 04 September 2022, (TON): A major British charity group has raised £13.5 million ($15.5 million) to support relief efforts for Pakistan amid the devastating floods.

The Disaster Emergency Committee a collection of 15 leading charities in Britain gathered most of the funding from British Muslims across the UK, who dug deep into their pay packets and savings to support the Pakistani people after the committee issued an emergency appeal.

DEC chief executive Saleh Saeed told Sky News that the funds were raised in just over two days, thanking the hard efforts from his teams.

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