The Christian Church is rallying to feed other religious groups in Pakistan as they are denied food aid due to COVID-19.

Many Christians themselves are struggling to provide food daily for themselves and their families, a difficult task made even more so due to COVID-19 social distancing and lockdown, Mission Network News reports.

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recently released a statement addressing the lack of food aid being provided to Christians and Hindus in Pakistan.

The statement reports USCIRF is "troubled by the reports of food aid being denied to Hindus and Christians amid the spread of COVID-19 in Pakistan."

USCIRF Commissioner Anurima Bhargava calls the actions "simply reprehensible.

"Food aid must not be denied because of one’s faith. We urge the Pakistani government to ensure that food aid from distributing organizations is shared equally with Hindus, Christians, and other religious minorities," Bhargava says.

, identifying individual families within each church," the worker says.