Social welfare organisations in the country have always worked beside the government and assisted it wherever possible in times of crisis. These include the Al Khidmat Foundation Pakistan (AKFP), Saylani Welfare Trust (SWT), Alamgir Welfare Trust (AWT) and Jafaria Disaster Management Cell (JDC). Speaking to The Express Tribune, AKFP media and marketing general manager Umair Idrees claimed that the foundation had spent Rs620.51 million in relief efforts between March 18 and April 10. According to SWT media coordinator Arsalan Ahmed Siddiqui, the organisation is distributing rations worth Rs40 million daily across Karachi. “Initially, we [SWT] started distributing rations in different areas, but people did pay heed to social distancing, which caused problems.

Source: The Express Tribune April 14, 2020 03:45 UTC