NEW DELHI, Nov 16: India on Wednesday said it would send more aid material to Pakistan for millions of homeless survivors of last month’s earthquake that devastated the divided Himalayan region of Azad Kashmir.
The foreign ministry announcement came hours after the two South Asian neighbours opened the fifth and final crossing for aid supplies to pass across the ceasefire Line of Control (LoC) which divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
The Indian foreign ministry said relief material would be sent by rail on Thursday as part of humanitarian aid offered by New Delhi to Islamabad following the Oct 8 earthquake.
“The train will carry relief material weighing 600 tons and will consist of snow tents, sleeping bags, blankets, essential medicines and medical equipment including injections such as Pethidine for pain and X-ray machines, among others,” it said.—AFP
