ISLAMABAD: The UAE arm of the International Red Cross, the Emirates Red Crescent, is distributing thousands of food rations with the UAE consulate in Karachi among the impoverished in various parts of Pakistan, a statement from the consulate said on Tuesday.
Every year the Emirates Red Crescent distributes iftar boxes and food rations in Pakistan during the holy month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast from dawn to dusk and increasingly engage in the remembrance of the Almighty.
“According to UAE Consul General Bakheet Ateeq Al Remeithi, the distribution of ration and iftar boxes is continuing in the rural and backward areas of Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (provinces),” the UAE consulate said in a statement.
The statement said food rations and iftar boxes were being distributed in Sindh’s Khairpur, Nawabshah, Ghotki, Sukkur and Sanghar districts. Meanwhile in Balochistan, food rations and iftar boxes were being distributed among the poor in the districts of Gwadar, Pasni, Panjgur and other adjoining areas.
“Thousands of people will continue to be part of this journey of love and happiness on a daily basis during the month of Ramadan, through rations and iftar spreads,” Remeithi was quoted as saying by the consulate.
He said the first priority of the Emirates Red Crescent is to distribute high quality food and drink items, and iftar boxes and rations prepared in accordance with the highest standards of hygiene.
“The series of love that begins with the month of Ramadan will double the joy of Eid Al-Fitr,” Remeithi said.
