DONATIONS IN PAKISTAN

The domestic donors (resident Pakistanis) may contribute in the Fund account through any of the following modes convenient to them.

State Bank of Pakistan Field Offices
The account details are as under:

Bank:	State Bank of Pakistan
Title:	The Supreme Court of Pakistan and the Prime Minister of Pakistan Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand Dams Funds
Account No:	025931001690018

Counters of the Banks

All commercial and microfinance banks in Pakistan and field offices of SBP Banking Services Corporation are collecting the donations at their counters across their branch network in Pakistan. The donors may deposit their donations at any branch of these banks.

Alternate Delivery Channels ( ADCs)

The banks have allowed their respective customers to make donations/contributions through internet banking, Automatic Teller Machines (ATM) and other Alternate Delivery Channels (ADC). For the purpose, commercial and microfinance banks are prominently displaying the IBAN of the Fund at their websites and ATMs screens, besides sending the same to their clients through SMS alerts. Subscribers of mobile phones may donate Rs.10 through SMS at 8000.

Branchless Banking

The commercial and microfinance banks offering Branchless Banking (BB) have allowed their BB agents network to collect donation/ contributions in cash only against proper receipt in electronic or paper form duly confirmed by the SMS alert. The cash collected by the BB agents will be directly credited to the Fund’s account at commercial or microfinance bank with whom the agents are attached. The receipts of the Fund shall not be subject to regulatory transaction limits and no charges will be recovered from the donors/contributors.

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DONATIONS FROM ABROAD

The overseas Pakistanis may contribute in the Fund through the following options:

Wire transfer to SBP Nostro account with NBP, New York

The overseas Pakistanis having bank account abroad may contribute in the Fund through wire transfer/swift message. For the purpose, they would request their respective bank to remit the funds in US Dollars to the SBP Nostro account, the particulars of which are as given below:

	Name of Payee:	STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN
	Payee's Address:	I.I. CHUNDRIGAR ROAD, KARACHI, PAKISTAN
	Payee's SWIFT Code:	SBPPPKKA ABA
	Routing Number:	026004721
	Bank Name:	NATIONAL BANK OF PAKISTAN
	Bank Address:	NEW YORK, U.S.A
	Payee's Account No:	55854560
	Bank SWIFT Code:	NBPAUS33

The following related information will also be required to ensure expeditious transfer of donations to the Fund account with SBP:

	Name and full address
	Date of birth and Place of birth
	Purpose of remittance: Contribution in the Fund for water reservoirs
	Use of the donor’s own account abroad is must for remitting the fund in the SBP Nostro account

Transfer through Money Service Bureaus (MSBs), Money Transfer Operators (MTOs) and Exchange Houses (EHs)

The banks have been allowed to receive donations to the Fund through MSBs, MTOs (eg. Money Gram, Western Union) and EHs in line with the arrangements in place for receiving home remittances. The overseas Pakistanis may, therefore, remit their donations through MSBs, MTOs and EHs to the Fund account, being maintained at any of the commercial or microfinance bank in Pakistan using their IBANs.

Deposit of Donations at Pakistan Missions and Embassies Abroad

The overseas Pakistanis may deposit their contributions with the Pakistan’s Mission in the relevant country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already issued necessary instructions. The donations collected will be repatriated through SBP Nostro account(s), for onward credit to the Fund account.

Deposit of Donations at Branches of Domestic Banks Abroad

Donors can also deposit their donations at the domestic banks having their branches abroad.

Transfer through Debit/Credit Cards

The donors can also make their contributions to the Fund through their debit/credit cards by clicking ‘Donate Now’ on this page. The transactions executed through debit/credit cards are settled by the acquiring bank in accordance with the frequency as may be agreed between the SBP and the bank.

Transfer through E-Banking

Overseas Pakistanis, having e-banking facilities from their banks abroad, can use this functionality to remit their donations to the Fund account, being maintained at any of the commercial or microfinance bank, operating in Pakistan using their IBAN.