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Earthquake: Pak assistance for Syria

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Education, Rana Tanveer Hussain, Chairman NDMA, Lt Gen Inam Haider and Ambassador of Syria, Dr. Ramez AlRaee on Wednesday (8th of Feb 2023) attended NDMA’s Assistance Package dispatching ceremony at International Airport here.

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in a news release said this tranche was part of the Prime Minister’s announced assistance for earthquake affectees in Syria and Turkiye.

It comprised of 2,600 blankets and 270 big family tents out of cumulative 4,000 blankets and 6,000 tents as part of initial consignment.

The consignment was dispatched through special Chartered Flight of PIA to Syria.

While expressing grief over the loss of lives, the Minister said Pakistan would continue to support Syria in the humanitarian crisis caused by the earthquake.

The Chairman NDMA said while Pakistan was still recovering from Floods 2022, the Prime Minister had directed NDMA to make all-out relief assistance efforts for brotherly Muslim countries in these challenging times.

He apprised that a large NDMA road convoy loaded with relief items would tentatively leave on 10th February for Syria.

The NDMA is also arranging Urban Search and Rescue team for Syria and Turkiye. Besides that, NDMA will collect any donation articles from NGOs, government departments and people for packaged cargo dispatch to Syria & Turkiye in the coming days.

The Syrian Ambassador thanked the Government and People of Pakistan for sending humanitarian assistance for affectees in their hour of need.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.