A businessman wants to sell off a hotly sought after number plate to raise money for the Pakistan earth-quake victims.

The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, has been moved by the plight of victims.

More than 50,000 people are thought to have been killed in Pakistan alone since the earthquake struck a month ago.

Survivors of the 7.6-magnitude earthquake are desperate for food, water and shelter after the quake

flattened entire villages and cut off whole regions.

He said: My relatives in northern Pakistan have been affected by the disaster.

Luckily they all survived but the village has been totally destroyed.

It is disheartening and sad to see so many people affected by such a disaster.

Entire generations have been wiped out in an instant.

I wanted to raise as much money as possible in a short space of time for the relief effort.

The number plate H AS1F was bought by the businessman some years ago.

It remains a highly sought after number plate within the Asian community and the man, hopes to raise in excess of £10,000.

He said: I know this number plate will be very popular if I was to auction it but I intend to raise more by selling it privately.

It was given to me as a present but I think the money it would raise would be put to much better use.

After all it is only a numberplate.

I am sure there are many people out there who have been looking for such a number plate and would be willing to dig deep.

All the money raised will be going to charity.

Throughout the past month communties and individuals have rallied round to raise money for the South Asia Earthquake Appeal (See pages 14 and 15).

Anyone wanting to place a bid for the number plate can leave their details and their bid by calling Asian Image on 01254 298263.