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- The Saudi aid agency has been operating in Pakistan since 2005 and its new program aims to benefit 200,000 people
- Pakistan鈥檚 information minister says 抖阴短视频 has always gone out of its way to help Pakistan
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鈥檚 winter aid project in Islamabad, Pakistan, on November 4, 2021. (Photo by: @KSAembassyPK/Twitter)
Pakistan鈥檚 information minister, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, and Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki attended the inauguration ceremony of the project in Islamabad.
鈥淭his aid will go to the poorest of the poor areas of Pakistan,鈥� Hussain said, as quoted by APP. 鈥湺兑醵淌悠� has always been at the forefront of helping people in Pakistan. The activities of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center are admirable.鈥�
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.