Flood relief effort: Tribute paid to Chinese rescuers

BEIJING: Paying tribute to the Chinese relief and rescue teams who helped save lives of thousands of flood affected Pakistanis in 2010, Ambassador Khan said that “It is at this tragic moment in our national history that Chinese search and rescue teams went to Pakistan.” This tribute was given at a reception hosted for the members of the Chinese search and rescue teams that visited Pakistan about a year ago. “While you were in Pakistan you worked beyond the call of duty. You set new standards of self-sacrifice and dedication in rendering humanitarian assistance,” he said. The resilient people of Pakistan have risen again to rebuild their lives, livelihoods, communities, and lands, he added.  “The people of Pakistan are glad that Chinese corporations, backed by the Chinese government, are now participating in the post-flood reconstruction.”

Published in The Express Tribune, June 11^th, 2011.