Prime Minister Imran Khan paid tribute on Tuesday to the generosity of the people for raising Rs 10 billion for the Diamer-Basha and Mohmand Dams.

The premier took to his Twitter handle and shared a picture of the amount accumulated by different banks for the development of Diamer-Basha and Mohmand Dams. "I would like to pay tribute to the generosity of the people of Pakistan for raising Rs 10 billion for the dams' fund," PM Khan wrote.

I would like to pay tribute to the generosity of the people of Pakistan for raising Rs 10 billion for the Dams' Fund. pic.twitter.com/9PFbiLYmKk

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 12, 2019

The sum so far gathered under 'The Supreme Court of Pakistan and the Prime Minister of Pakistan Diamer-Basha and Mohmand Dams fund' is 10,007,099,978. Last year, former Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar had launched a campaign to collect funds for the construction of the Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand dam. The top court had also ordered that an account be opened for the purpose of collecting donations for the dams.