ISLAMABAD: King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) continues distributing food aid in various districts of Punjab under its $1 million Ramadan assistance program for the province, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Wednesday.
The relief efforts are conducted in cooperation with Pakistani authorities to deliver aid directly to beneficiaries, “while taking all precautions laid down by the government to prevent the spread of COVID-19,” the SPA said.
On the 12th day of the campaign, KSrelief distributed over 1,700 food packages to needy families, benefiting 10,400 people in Muzaffargarh, Pakpattan, Toba Tek Singh and Rajanpur districts.
Beneficiaries in Punjab receive food packages from KSRelief on May 5, 2020. (SPA)
The $1 million aid program for Punjab was launched in Islamabad on April 23 to support 120,000 people in the province.
“Under this food relief project, more than 20,000 food bags will be distributed among the poor families residing in the province during Ramadan,” Saudi envoy to Pakistan Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki told Arab News at the launching ceremony of the program.
The assistance comes as Pakistan’s most populous province is facing mass job losses amid business shutdowns enforced to contain the spread of coronavirus.
KSRelief has provided humanitarian and development assistance to millions of beneficiaries in more than 49 countries. Pakistan is the fifth-largest recipient of assistance from the Saudi-based international agency and has received more than $120.2 million in aid since 2005.
