Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Capital Development Authority (CDA) Ali Nawaz Awan provided ration packets to as 4000 families in his constituency NA-53 at their doorsteps.
He claimed this in a statement saying that initially 1,500 beneficiaries were given many as last ration at their doorsteps in Bara Kahu.
Ali Awan said that the assistance that was provided so for in two weeks has been arranged on his own.
He added that the ration was provided to 3500 families in the rest of the union councils. Through the PTI chairmen, councilors and workers ratishin was distributed. He also claimed that that we will remain steadfast in the fight against Corona.
Meanwhile, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Human Resource Development Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari on brought Easter cheer to the many Christians living under a coronavirus lockdown in the federal capital.
In a visit to the Christian colonies of sectors H-9 and G-7, the minister extended Easter greetings and distributed more than 1,000 food parcels and medical supplies to the poor and needy residents there.
Speaking on the occasion, Bukhari said that he had decided to launch an essential supply distribution campaign so that people feeling the financial crunch from the partial lockdown in the city are able to find some relief.
He said representatives of the Christian community have been asked to provide data of people living in the slum areas “so an uninterrupted supply of food can be ensured for them”.
The PM’s special aide on overseas Pakistanis urged philanthropists to join hands with the government “so that the most vulnerable could be protected in this hour of distress”.
He said that a website is being launched to facilitate overseas Pakistanis so they can donate to the prime minister’s coronavirus relief fund.
Urging national unity to defeat the pandemic, Bukhari said that “all religious groups should join hands to fight the coronavirus in Pakistan”.
The aide also hinted at a sanitation drive to disinfect all of the city’s slum areas including the homes, churches and streets within, so that the people’s lives can be protected.
He assured the people that the government was working hard to stem the spread of COVID-19 and efforts were being made to provide financial support to the families affected by the lockdown.
