Alkhidmat Foundation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wednesday dispatched eight truckloads of relief goods and a third team of volunteers to Punjab, where record floods have left nearly 70 percent of the province under water.

The convoy, which departed from Peshawar, carried dry rations, winter packages, kitchen sets, blankets, children’s clothing, footwear, and other essential supplies.

At a send-off ceremony at Markaz Islami, Jamaa-e-Islami KP Central Ameer Abdul Wasi, Alkhidmat provincial President Khalid Waqas, provincial General Secretory Muhammad Shakir Siddiqui, Regional Manager KP Dr. Shakeel Ahmad, district President Arbab Abdul Haseeb and senior officials oversaw the departure of the trucks loaded with relief teams.

Speaking at the event, Wasi recalled how Punjab residents had supported Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in past disasters. “Now that Punjab is drowning, we will not leave our brothers and sisters alone,” he said.
Khalid Waqas, on the occasion, said “Whenever disaster struck Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, people across Pakistan particularly from Punjab extended their full support. Relief efforts for Punjab’s flood victims are continuing, while Alkhidmat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s rescue teams and boats remain engaged in rescue operations and aid activities in the affected areas.

It's pertinent to mention that Alkhidmat has already set up a tent village in Multan and deployed 15 boats for rescue operations across submerged districts. The foundation also pledged that relief and rehabilitation efforts in Punjab would continue in the weeks ahead.