Saudi envoy hands over 20,000 ration bags to Punjab governor Sarwar

LAHORE: King Salman Aid and Relief Centre announced aid package of one million dollars for unemployed Pakistanis suffering from corona pandemic.

In the first phase, Saudi Prince Nawaf Bin Saeed Al Maliki handed over 20,000 ration bags to Governor Ch Muhammad Sarwar. This ration will be distributed in Lahore and other cities of Punjab.

Governor Muhammad Sarwar, Saudi ambassador in Pakistan Nawaf Bin Saeed Al Maliki and representatives of Hayat Foundation Shahzad Ahmed, deputy manager Kehkashan Tabasum, Muneeb Ahmed, Khalid Raheem and others attended the event. The governor offered thanks to Saudi representatives and Hayat Foundation representatives.

He said Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are two iron brothers who have deep brotherly relations. Whenever one faces difficulty, other stands by him in difficult times.

During corona pandemic, more than one crore and twenty lac Pakistanis have been unemployed. Provision of ration bags to them is the biggest need, the governor said and added federal and provincial governments are ensuring provision of basic sustenance to public during pandemic.

Under my supervision, Punjab Development Network is providing ration bags to half million families. We will also provide ration to people on their doorsteps during Ramazan.

Saudi Ambassador Nawaf Bin Saeed Al Maliki said, “I am happy that we are initiating supplying ration to unemployed poor families in Pakistan during Covid-19 pandemic. We are working along Governor Muhammad Sarwar. King Salman Aid and Relief Centre is providing aid during Covid-19 pandemic in 49 countries including Pakistan. We are proud of having Pakistan as our brotherly friend since independence of Pakistan.

Our strategic, economic, humanitarian and diplomatic relations are growing day by day. We are standing with people of Pakistan in crisis time, he said.