PESHAWAR: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) on Thursday launched its latest food security initiative and distributed food packages in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
In the latest Food Security Support Project for 2024-25, KSrelief in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority and Provincial Disaster Management Authority of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will district food packages among vulnerable communities in KP.
The KSreleif will distribute 10,000 food packages from December 2024 to November 2025in fourteen districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, targeting individuals living below the poverty line.
As part of this effort, 500 food packages have been distributed so far among displaced persons from Kurram district, who are currently residing in Tehsil Thall and facing urgent food insecurity.
Each food package, weighing 95 kilograms, contains 80 kilograms of flour, 5 litres of cooking oil, 5 kilograms of sugar, and 5 kilograms of Daal Chana.
The distribution was carried out with full transparency in coordination with district and local authorities, with the assistance of KSrelief’s implementing partner, the Peace and Development Organization (PADO), reported state news agency APP.