ISLAMABAD: King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) distributed winter aid to thousand of people in an earthquake-hit district in southwestern Balochistan province, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said on Sunday.
Harnai district was hit by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake last month, where over 300 people were injured and hundreds of houses partially or completely damaged.
On Sunday, KSRelief distributed winter bags which benefitted over 25,000 people in the poor and marginalized quake-hit district, where hundreds of families who lived in mud and stone homes are now left out in the cold.
“King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has distributed 3,654 winter bags to people affected by the earthquake in Harnai district, benefiting 25,578 people,” SPA said.
Earlier this month, KSRelief launched this year’s winter aid project to help over 200,000 people in Pakistan. The Saudi-based international agency provides humanitarian and development support to millions of beneficiaries in more than 49 countries. Pakistan is the fifth-largest recipient of assistance and received more than $120 million in aid since 2005.
In total, 29,000 winter kits will be distributed this year among communities living in Pakistan’s impoverished districts in Balochistan province, in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the provincial government.
The kits have warm quilts and winter gear for men, women and children.
“The distribution will include 10 areas in Balochistan province which are Quetta, Ziarat, Pashin, Killa Abdullah, Killa Saifullah, Kalat, Mastung, Harnai, Loralai Chagai and Bakakhail in KPK [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa],” KSrelief said earlier this month.