ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), on the instructions of Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar, has arranged a second tranche of relief aid for the People of Palestine in the wake of ongoing Israeli aggression, siege, and attacks on Palestinians in Gaza.
Pakistan’s Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani, Caretaker Federal Minister for Human Rights Khalil George and Palestine Ambassador in Pakistan Ahmed Rabei, representatives of NGOs, and key officers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and NDMA attended the send-off ceremony at Islamabad International Airport on Tuesday.
The second consignment consisted of 89.6 tons, including 40-ton food packs from the Government of Pakistan, whereas, three-ton food bags, 10.8-ton medicines, and twenty-six-ton hygiene and baby kits with the support of NGOs in Pakistan. These relief items would be sent to Al Arish, Egypt, from Islamabad via a specially chartered plane. The consignment would be handed over to the Red Crescent Society in Egypt for onward delivery in the Gaza Strip.
NDMA’s First Relief Consignment
Earlier, NDMA had sent a relief consignment comprising of one thousand Special Winterized Tents, 4,000 Blankets, and more than 3 Tons of Medicines for distressed people of Gaza.
