ISLAMABAD: The Kasuri family and the Mahmud Ali Kasuri (MAK) Welfare Trust have pledged a combined Rs60 million towards the COVID-19 crisis engulfing the country. Of this, both have contributed Rs20 million each to alleviate the hardship faced by deserving individuals through a Rs40 million fund, while a further Rs20 million is being contributed to the Prime Minister’s (PM) COVID-19 Relief Fund. The Rs40 million fund will be used to procure and distribute essential food items as ration packs’ to deserving individuals, mainly daily-wage workers. These ration packs include necessary food supplies to help sustain a family of 5 for approximately one month. MAK Welfare Trust Chairman of Mian Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri and MAK Co-Chairman Nassir Kasuri said, “Since 1994, the Trust has been discreetly engaged in various welfare and education projects for the underserved without seeking publicity.

Source: Pakistan Today April 12, 2020 17:37 UTC