ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy is extending support to needy families in the current difficult state due to the corona virus pandemic.
In coordination with various philanthropist associations, Pakistan Navy distributed food/ commodities while reaching out to indigent families in various cities/ towns across Pakistan, says a press release issued here on Sunday.
It said thousands of ration bags (30 kg each) carrying basic food/ commodities were distributed to families of low-paid employees of units and organizations and were also handed over to various cantonments of Karachi including Sindh Police for further distribution to needy people in different localities.
Pakistan Navy while taking utmost care of fishermen community distributed 32 tons of ration at Shams Pir Island, Karachi.
Pakistan Navy is resolutely extending its support by providing subsidized rates on basic food supplies at different residential areas. Additionally, food relief measures have also been taken on large scale to far-flung areas and hundreds of ration bags were distributed at various rural villages of Coastal & Creeks areas including Blara, Ghazi Bale, Pathan Goth, Kappar, Surbandar, Ganz, Lal Basti, Damb and Theem Goth.
In collaboration with a local NGO, Pakistan Navy parcelled out a large quantity of ration in Badin district and its suburbs including Jumma Malah Goth, Haji Bachal Soomro Goth, Kumbhar Mohalla Goth and few other villages of Jati.
In Islamabad, dry ration was distributed to needy families at Kachi Abadi area whereas over thousands of kilograms of ration was handed over to union councillor, Kot Radha Kishan, for further distribution in rural towns/ villages in Lahore.
Pakistan Navy besides providing humanitarian assistance across Pakistan also conducting awareness campaigns to help in countering the challenge of ongoing pandemic of coronavirus, the press release added. – Agencies
