The Shifa Foundation has raised Rs12.88 million through "no-touch methods" within two weeks as part of its Covid-19 relief campaign, a press release said.

The funds have been raised through online bank transactions, mobile banking and credit card merchandise for the campaign titled Ramzan Mei Naiki Ko Unlock Karo.

“We launched the campaign towards the end of the second week of April. Till date, we have received a total of Rs12.88 million out of which Rs8m is in kind. Not a single donor has touched money in its physical form while donating it to Shifa Foundation,” the statement added.

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