Muslim World League gives Pakistan supplies to fight pandemic

Pakistan's Religious Affairs Minister Noor-ul-Haq Qadri and Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Maliki can be seen together at a ceremony in Islamabad on April 1, 2020, after the Muslim World League, a Makkah-based organization, gave necessary items to the Pakistani government to fight the spread of coronavirus. (Photo courtesy: Ministry of Religious Affairs)

• The package contains masks, scanners, sanitizers and protective bags
• The Makkah-based organization is combating the virus due to its sense of religious, moral and humanitarian obligation, envoy says

ISLAMABAD: The Regional Office of the Muslim World League (MWL) in Islamabad handed over supplies to Pakistani government on Wednesday in a bid to combat the spread of coronavirus in the country, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on Wednesday.
The ceremony was attended by Pakistan's minister for religious affairs, Noor-ul-Haq Qadri, Saudi ambassador to Pakistan, Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Maliki, and director general of Pakistan national program to combat coronavirus, Dr. Raja Amjad Mahmood.
The aid package comprises of diverse supplies including protective masks, scanners, sanitizers as well as protective bags, said Saad bin Masoud Al Harthy, regional director of the Muslim World League in Pakistan.
He said the organization will also be investing in big advertising campaigns on television channels, newspapers and social media websites in order to spread awareness regarding protection against the virus.
Launched under close supervision of Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa, the secretary general of the Muslim World League, Al Harthy said the program was part of the many MWL projects implemented in Pakistan in relief, health and education sectors.
Dr. Qadri lauded the initiative, appreciating the crucial role of MWL in serving Muslims around the world, the SPA said.
The Saudi envoy said on the occasion that the MWL was always swift in providing aid and what it had provided to participate in combating the spread of coronavirus pandemic was due to its sense of religious, moral and humanitarian obligation.
Dr. Mahmood, for his part, thanked the MWL for the crucial assistance to combat the coronavirus pandemic and for its role in spreading public health awareness.