FUNDRAISING efforts in Bradford have seen £5,000 raised towards a new maternal hospital in Pakistan.

Women from the British Muslim Women Forum (BMWF) are now halfway to their £10,000 target to cover part of the cost of a new ward.

It comes after a charity iftar at Cafe Regal for the month of Ramadan.

The iftar was also dedicated to the work of Yasmin Javed, a campaigner tirelessly raising awareness of domestic violence after her daughter was killed.

Fawziyah Javed, of Pudsey, tragically died after she was pushed from Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh.

BMWF’s fundraiser was started by Behbud, an organisation based on Tipu Road in the heart of Rawalpindi, Pakistan. 

The non-profit organisation has been working on projects focused on women's empowerment and child development since 1967.

It now wants to convert its existing clinic to create a £5.93 million maternal and children's hospital.

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