ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has dispatched consignments of relief goods for war-hit Gaza and Lebanon.

Consignments were dispatched by National Disaster Management Authority on directions of PM Shehbaz Sharif. NDMA dispatched 15th and 16th humanitarian relief assistance consignments carrying 100 tonnes each of winterised tents and blankets from Islamabad to Amman for people of Gaza and to Beirut for people of Lebanon. Send-off ceremony held at Islamabad International Airport was attended by members of Parliament, Palestinian Ambassador to Pakistan Zuhair M. H. Darzaid, Lebanese Ambassador to Pakistan Ghassan Khatib and representatives from NDMA, Foreign Office and Armed Forces.

Parliamentarians reaffirmed government’s commitment to support their Lebanese and Palestinian brethren in distress. In total 1,598 tonbes of relief items have been dispatched so far to war affected people of Gaza and Lebanon. Ambassadors of Palestine and Lebanon extended profound gratitude to government and people of Pakistan for their unwavering humanitarian assistance during our times of need. Palestinian Ambassador remarked that generosity and compassion demonstrated by Pakistan serves as beacon of hope and testament to our shared commitment to peace and justice for people of Gaza. Lebanese Ambassador highlighted that humanitarian assistance from Pakistan has been instrumental in providing much-needed relief items among war affected people. Earlier, NDMA dispatched 14th consignment of aid from Karachi for war-affected people of Gaza and Lebanon. Shipment comprised approximately 17 tonnes of supplies, including tents, food tins, dry milk, clothes and hygiene kits. Minister for Maritimes Affairs Qaisar Ahmed Sheikh emphasised urgent need to provide relief to war-affected populations of Palestine and Lebanon.