QUETTA: In a steadfast commitment to address the urgent needs of Balochistan’s recent flood-affected residents, the King Salman Humani­tarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief) has successfully completed the distribution of 9,000 essential food packages across three districts during Ramazan.

Among these, 8,000 food packages were distributed in Gwadar, 500 in Quetta, and 500 in the Chagai district.

The food packages has provided crucial nutrition to families in dire need.

Each package, weighing 97kg, contains essential food items to sustain a family for a month.

The contents include 80kg of flour, five litres of cooking oil, 5kg of sugar, 2kg of dates, and 5kg of daal chana.

Published in Dawn, April 7th, 2024

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