KSRelief $1.26 million winter aid program underway in northwestern Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A winter aid program by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) is underway in northwestern Pakistan, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Saturday.
The Saudi charity organization launched its $1.26 million winter relief program on Dec. 9 to distribute packages with quilts, shawls and warmers to over 135,000 in Pakistan’s colder regions such Chitral, Swat and Shangla in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where winter is usually severe.
“King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) continued to distribute the winter bags, in Shangla District, Pakistan. As many as 254 winter bags were distributed yesterday, benefiting 1,524 individuals,” SPA reported.
KSRelief provides humanitarian and development support 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 million in aid since 2005.
“We are continuing our relief mission in Pakistan,” Dr. Khalid Al-Othmani, director of KSRelief Pakistan, told Arab News at the winter project’s inauguration ceremony in Islamabad.
“This project comes under the umbrella of humanitarian projects by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by KSRelief, to assist needy families living in the coldest areas in north of Pakistan,” he said.