Pakistan relief ship reaches Syria

The consignment contains blankets, generators, dry rations, medicines and clothing for the quake-hit Syria


APP March 14, 2023
Salam Mahmoud, a volunteer at the Syria Civil Defence (White Helmets), takes part in the rescue operation following the earthquake, in Idlib province, Syria February 7, 2023. White Helmets. PHOTO: REUTERS

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ISLAMABAD:

The Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) Nasr carrying relief assistance to the quake-affected people, reached Syria on Monday.

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), on the direction of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, dispatched the first sea cargo through PNS Nasr on February 28, the NDMA said on its Twitter handle.

“The consignment contains blankets, generators, dry rations, medicines and clothing for the quake-hit Syria,” it read.

“The ship will move to Turkiye after unloading the aid in Syria,” the NDMA announced on the social media platform.

The ship was received by the senior most Syrian Naval Command, the education minister and the governor of Latakia and Pakistan Ambassador to Syria Air Marshal (retd) Shahid Akhtar.

The attendees of the special ceremony chanted anthems to express their gratitude for the Pakistani nation

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