Pakistan to send relief goods to China

ISLAMABAD—Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said Pakistan will send relief goods including medicines, blankets etc. to China for the earthquake affectees.
The Prime Minister, in a Radio and Television message, also offered to send a make-shift hospital to help the earthquake affectees in China. He expressed his deep shock and grief over the loss of precious lives in the tragic earthquake that hit China on Monday. “The Pakistani nation and the government share the grief of people and government of China in this critical hour”, he added. Prime Minister Gilani condoled with the people and government of China on behalf of the government and people of Pakistan as well as on behalf of PPP. “The federal cabinet has also expressed its grief over this tragic happening,” he said. The Prime Minister also mentioned the strong and deep-rooted relations that exist between Pakistan and China and said, “China is a time-tested friend of Pakistan. We have strong relations with China which are continuing from generation to generation.

—Agencies