China extends cash support for Pakistani flood affectees

China hands over $1.5 million in cash support to Economic Affairs Department.

Rains had wounded 855 people, affected 5,615 villages and destroyed 20,312 houses, says NDMA. PHOTO: AFP

ISLAMABAD:
The Chinese government on Monday handed Pakistan assistance worth $1.5million in cash for flood affectees.

The assistance was handed over by the Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Sun Weidong in a formal ceremony at the Economic Affairs Division, a release said.


The handing over certificate was signed by Chinese Ambassador and Secretary Economic Affairs Division Nargis Sethi.

The assistance has been provided to Pakistan as a token of friendship between the two countries. The Chinese Government is closing monitoring the situation in Pakistan and has indicated its readiness to provide all possible assistance to Pakistan.

The EAD Secretary thanked the Chinese Ambassador on behalf of the government and said that the present government has embarked on a policy of further deepening friendly relations between the two countries.
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