Karachi, September 29, 2022 (PPI-OT):The following day, after visiting the flood-affected area in Sajawal district and distributing relief items, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Under Secretary General Xavier Castellanos Masjidera meets with the top management of Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) of PRCS-Sindh branch in Karachi on Thursday, September 29, 2022.

The meeting was chaired by Chairman of the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) Sardar Shahid Ahmed Laghari and attended by Chairman PRCS-Sindh Branch Samar Ali Khan, Senior Vice Chairman Raffique Ahmed Jafferi, Provincial Secretary Kanwar Waseem, IFRC Head of Delegation in Pakistan, Peter Ophoff, IFRC Head of Emergency Operations Chiren, PRCS Secretary General Dr. Adeel Nawaz, and other staff members of PRC-Sindh branch.

The IFRC Under Secretary General appreciated the PRCS efforts and said that IFRC will continue its support to provide relief to the flood affected families in Pakistan. “I am very proud of the work we are seeing from the Pakistan Red Crescent as they reach people with relief items. The Pakistan Red Crescent and the IFRC will continue to be there, supporting local action to help those who need it most”, he added. Xavier also assured that the IFRC will help the PRCS in assisting over 320,000 people to recover from these devastating floods through its emergency appeal. PRC-Sindh Secretary Kanwar Waseem presented an overview of the flood situation in Pakistan in general and Sindh in particular.

For more information, contact:
Sindh Provincial Branch,
Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS)
Hilal-e Ahmar House, G 2 Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Zone A Block 7,
Teen Talwar, Main Clifton Road, Karachi, Pakistan
Tel: +92-21-35306227, 35306228, 35306229
Fax: +92-21-35830376
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.prcsindh.org.pk/