ISLAMABAD: King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has launched a food distribution project in to help food-affected and other marginalized people residing in 40 districts of Pakistan, said an official statement circulated by the organization on Wednesday.
KSrelief has provided humanitarian and development assistance to more than 92 countries over four continents. With international, regional, and local partners, the organization has benefitted millions worldwide.
“King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Center has initiated a project aimed at ensuring food security for the year 2023-24,” the statement said. “In collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority, KSrelief will distribute a total of 105,000 food packages weighing 10,013 tons in four phases among flood affected and deserving people living in 40 districts … across all the provinces of Pakistan.”
Saudi ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki (center) and Pakistan's religious affairs minister Senator Talha Mahmood (right) attend the launch ceremony of a food security project for flood-affected families in Pakistan in Islamabad on July 17, 2023. (KSrelief)
The statement said the initiative would benefit 735,000 individuals throughout the country.
It informed that each package would weigh 95 kilograms, with 80 kilograms of flour, five liters of cooking oil and five kilograms each of sugar and pulses. The package, it added, would be sufficient for a family throughout the month.
This project falls under the umbrella of Saudi humanitarian projects, represented by KSrelief, to assist needy families in different parts of Pakistan.
Pakistan has strong political, cultural, economic, and defense ties with Saudi Arabia. The kingdom is also home to more than 2.5 million Pakistani expatriates and serves as a key source of remittances and oil supply to Islamabad.
The South Asian country is also the fifth largest recipient of KSrelief’s humanitarian assistance.
