ISLAMABAD: Pakistan dispatched its 22nd consignment of relief items for the war-struck people of Gaza on Monday, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said as Islamabad reaffirmed its solidarity with Palestine amid Israel’s intense bombardment of the territory.
The consignment was sent via a special flight from Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport in the presence of NDMA and government officials, including Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. The consignment, weighing 100 tons, was sent in collaboration with Pakistani charity Alkhidmat Foundation.
The NDMA said the aid consignment comprised ration bags containing flour, rice, cooking oil, chickpeas, ready-to-eat meals and canned fruit. The authority said Pakistan has in total sent 22 aid consignments weighing 2,127 tons to Gaza.
“The hearts of the people of Pakistan beat with the people of Palestine,” Nawaz was quoted as saying by the NDMA. “Every sensitive soul is deeply disturbed by the atrocities against the innocent Muslims of Gaza.”
Pakistan sent the latest consignment amid fears of starvation in Gaza, as Israel continues with its military operations in the territory.
