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The UAE delivers new aid to flood victims in Pakistan

The UAE delivers new aid to flood victims in Pakistan

 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) sent additional aid to flood victims in Pakistan. Recently, the UAE sent ships carrying 200 containers equipped with food and medical supplies to support 500,000 Pakistani families affected by floods.

Under the directives of the UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, the UAE provided urgent humanitarian relief aid to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. H.E. Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salem Al Zaabi, the UAE Ambassador to Pakistan, accompanied by HE Bakhit Ateeq Al Rumaithi, Consul General of the State in Karachi, HE Bilawal Bhutto Zardar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan attended the reception ceremony, in which the UAE sent aid to Pakistani families. 

His Excellency Al Zaabi also said that the UAE was one of the first countries to provide relief to the displaced and the affected in Pakistan. His Excellency Al Zaabi said that the UAE sent 62 planes loaded with tons of food and medical supplies and tents to the affected people. 

He appreciated the UAE's foreign policy as it helped to alleviate the suffering of the affected people. He noted that the UAE fieldwork teams focused on reaching thousands of families in 17 disaster areas in Sindh and 10 affected areas in Balochistan.

He said that the Emirati humanitarian charities represented by the Red Crescent Authority, the Khalifa bin Zayed Foundation for Humanitarian Works, the Mohammed bin Rashid Charitable Foundation and the Sharjah Charity Foundation helped to alleviate the suffering of the flood victims in Pakistan. He also expressed appreciation to the leadership of the UAE for its continuous support for flood victims in Pakistan. 

Earlier this week, the UAE President also held a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif. He expressed solidarity with the people of Pakistan. The UAE Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, also sanctioned 50 million dirhams in emergency aid to Pakistan.

Heavy rain and flash floods have killed over 1,200 people in Pakistan since mid-June. The floods have affected various people, including women and children. 


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