KSrelief to build 1,000 houses for flood-hit families

ISLAMABAD: In another public welfare initiative for Pakistan, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) has announced a major project to build 1,000 permanent houses for families displaced by the devastating 2022 floods in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK).

The project is part of a broader series of public facilitation efforts by KSrelief, aimed at rebuilding communities and fostering resilience across Pakistan.

The announcement was made earlier this month during an event where Engineer Ahmed Ali Al-Baiz, Assistant Supervisor General of Operations at KSrelief, formalised the initiative by signing cooperation programmes with Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).

NDMA Chairman Lt. General Inam Haider was also present.

The 1,000 houses, each consisting of two rooms, a kitchen, and a washroom, are expected to provide safe, permanent housing for approximately 7,000 individuals. The project will focus on flood-affected regions, with 590 houses to be built in Dera Ismail Khan (KPK) and 410 in Rajanpur and Dera Ghazi Khan (Punjab).

Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Maliki has been actively supporting various development projects in Pakistan, including this latest initiative. According to a diplomatic communication, by providing secure, resilient housing, this KSrelief project aims to aid the recovery process and improve the long-term well-being of the affected communities.