ISLAMABAD: King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) launched on Thursday a winter aid project to help over 200,000 people in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, state-run Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) 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.
Pakistan's information minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain and Saudi envoy to Pakistan Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki attend the inauguration ceremony of KSRelief’s winter aid project in Islamabad, Pakistan, on November 4, 2021. (Photo by: @KSAembassyPK/Twitter)
Pakistan’s information minister, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, and Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki attended the inauguration ceremony of the project in Islamabad.
“This aid will go to the poorest of the poor areas of Pakistan,” Hussain said, as quoted by APP. “Saudi Arabia has always been at the forefront of helping people in Pakistan. The activities of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center are admirable.”
The project, targeting 10 districts of Balochistan and one in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is being implemented by KSRelief in cooperation with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the provincial government of Balochistan.
Under the initiative, 29,000 will be distributed in the regions, benefitting an estimated 203,00 individuals.
The kits comprise warm quilts and winter gear for men, women and children.
