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Indonesian aid for Flood hit Pakistanis

Indonesian flight carrying aid lands in Kr

ISLAMABAD: The third Indonesia flight carrying humanitarian aid relief and medicines weighing 32 tons, along with a medical team, arrived in Karachi on Friday.

The aid was sent on the directives of President of Indonesia Joko Widodo to provide humanitarian assistance for the flood-affected Pakistani brothers, said a press release issued by the Indonesian Embassy in Islamabad.

Earlier, Indonesia had also dispatched 90 tons of aid and logistic support to Pakistan on 27 September 2022 by two special aircrafts to support the flood relief efforts of Pakistan. Moreover, the Indonesian government is already in the process of disbursing USD 1 million humanitarian grant to the Pakistani government for the aid of flood victims.

Indonesian Medical Team arrives to help Flood Hit
Indonesian Medical Team arrives to help Flood Hit

The Indonesian Medical Team comprises 29 general practitioners, pediatricians, skin disease specialists, and paramedics representing health professionals from the Health Ministry, Armed Forces, National Police, and volunteers from the University of Andalas and the Islamic civil society of Muhammadiyah organization, it added.

The visiting Medical Team will be assigned to some flood-affected areas of Sindh Province with the coordination of NDMA and the Sindh Provincial Health Office.

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Indonesian-Medical-Team-arrive-to-help-Flood-Hit

It is pertinent to mention here that the Medical Team sent to Pakistan is the largest ever Indonesian team sent to other countries to deal with natural disasters. This health team will carry out humanitarian tasks for one month.

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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.