China ready to offer more aid
From Javed Akhtar ( APP)

BEIJING—Chinese government is in touch with the Pakistani authority ascertaining further requirements to help mitigating the suffering of the earthquake’s victims.
This was stated by a spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Kong Quan here Tuesday at a weekly news briefing. Expressing deep sense of shock on behalf of the government and the people of China, he said, we are prepared to help the victims.
China promptly responded to the emergency needs of the people, who suffered in wake of the severe earthquake, by sending a rescue and relief team on Sunday. All the preparation to dispatch the team was completed within seven hours after receiving the call from the Pakistani side, he added.
China dispatched its third batch of relief materials to earthquake-hit areas in Pakistan Tuesday afternoon from Shijiazhuang, capital of north China’s Hebei
Province.
The transport aircraft, loaded with such relief materials and commodities as power generators, tents, food, medicine and medical equipment worthy $3 million was scheduled to arrive in Pakistan later Tuesday night.
The first two batches of relief materials had been sent to Pakistan from Beijing on Sunday noon and Monday afternoon, respectively. Meanwhile, Chinese Ministry of Defense has donated US dollar 100,000 in cash in emergency humanitarian aid to Pakistan for the rescue operations and reconstruction efforts in the aftermath of the disaster. China North Industries Corporation has also announced a donation of $300,000 to assist in relief operation. This was in addition to $ 6.2 million emergency aid already announced by the Chinese government. A senior Chinese official told APP that the Chinese government and the people are prepared to offer more aid to help their Pakistani friends, in hour of their trial and tribulation. All the relevant departments have been advised to help the earthquake’s victims.
Chinese top leadership President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao are personally taking care of the relief support, that need to be provided to Pakistan on urgent basis. Special aircraft will be taking relief goods to Pakistan on regular basis during the next few days. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao held special meeting with Pakistan’s Ambassador Salman Bashir on Monday to know latest developments, following the massive earthquake. Wen said the disaster has touched the hearts of the Chinese people. We are willing to provide all possible assistance for the disaster relief and reconstruction efforts in Pakistan.