ISLAMABAD: On the directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the first consignment of relief goods for flood affected people of Afghanistan has reached Afghanistan through a special aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force on Saturday.
The relief goods include tents, flour, rice and sugar. The second consignment of relief goods will be dispatched on April 9 (Monday).
In his remarks, PM Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan would make every possible effort for the assistance of flood affected people of Afghanistan.
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Meanwhile, in a separate press release, Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said following PM’s directions a C-130 plane, carrying emergency relief items for the people of Afghanistan hit by flash floods, has reached Mazar-i-Sharif.
He said Pakistan as a neighbouring country had been at the forefront of efforts for provision of humanitarian assistance for the Afghan people.
The spokesperson expressed hope that the international community would also play its active part in providing timely relief and economic assistance to the affected people in Afghanistan.
On May 5, Shehbaz Sharif had expressed grief and sorrow over the deaths and damages caused by floods in ten provinces of Afghanistan, vowing to support the Afghan people in the difficult hour.
In a statement, he had expressed solidarity with the Afghan interim government and the people and condoled with the bereaved families.
Shehbaz had said every possible support would be extended to the Afghan people.
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