Fishermen in coastal villages receive rations, aid

Would continue to provide them aid, says Abdul Hafeez Bar

KARACHI: The fishermen residing in the coastal areas of Sindh were given rations and monetary aid on Sunday, as per the directives of Fishermen Cooperative Society (FCS) chairperson Hafeez Abdul Bar, to help them pull through the financial crunch in the wake of a country-wide lockdown.

Speaking in this regard, Bar, who was supervising the distribution, said, "We have been trying to reach the fishermen in all remote areas along the coastal belt for rations and money distribution."

He has directed FCS director Asif Bhatti to oversee the disbursement in Baba and Bhit, Shams Pir, Mubarak Village and Younisabad, and ensure that all needing help are provided assistance.

Bar praised the Pakistan Navy for helping the fishermen in this time of crisis and said that FCS, as well as the Pakistan Navy, would continue to provide them aid.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, April 6^th, 2020.