Akon urges Pakistanis to donate to dam fund.

NEWYORK -- World American Grammy awardwinning singer Akon, who will visit Pakistan to kick off the Soccer Stars event, has joined in the campaign to collect donations for the Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand dams. In a video shared on World Soccer Star twitter handle, Akon said: 'This is a special message to all Pakistanis around the world. According to a United Nations report, water resources in the country will dry up by 2025, so I'm asking all Pakistanis living in the country and overseas to support the Diamer and Bhasha dam. So we can mobilize Pakistan into a better future.' Earlier in another video on Sunday, the singer had given...

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