KARACHI: Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has dispatched 17th relief consignment for the war hit people of Lebanon and Gaza.
The NDMA’s spokesperson said that the NDMA continues to provide humanitarian help to the war-affected people of Palestine and Lebanon.
The 17th consignment of assistance was dispatched from Karachi to Lebanon this morning. This help shipment, sent by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in collaboration with Al-Khidmat Foundation, comprised about 17 tons of supplies, including tents, dry milk, food tins, clothes, hygiene kits, rice, and medicines. The assistance was dispatched through chartered flight from Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, to Beirut, Lebanon.
The send off ceremony was held at Jinnah International Airport. The government of Pakistan has sent 17 assistance consignments to the Gaza Strip, Palestine, with a total volume of 1610 tons.
A special account named the “Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for Gaza and Lebanon ” has also been set up for collecting donations from the public to aid their sisters and brothers in Palestine and Lebanon who are facing war emergencies, Radio Pakistan reported.