LAHORE, Oct 10: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Monday expressed deep grief over the massive human loss and devastation caused by the earthquake that hit the country on Saturday.

In a press statement, the commission directed all correspondents, core-group activists and members to offer whatever assistance and succour they could provide to the victims, and to work, where possible, with teams of the Edhi Trust for this purpose.

Aiding those unable to access relief is particularly important at this time. The scale of the tragedy demands whole-hearted efforts from all citizens, especially rights activists.

It is the duty of all citizens to work with missionary zeal and to do whatever is possible for them in this time of national crisis.

The HRCP, it said, hoped that relief efforts of the government would be completely transparent, especially as many months of effort would be required to rehabilitate the survivors.