ISLAMABAD, Sept 12: Pakistan is despatching another consignment of relief goods for the Lebanese people and it is scheduled to land directly at the Beirut airport on Wednesday.
“On the instructions of the prime minister, two more relief flights containing 20 metric tons of medicines, food items, blankets and tents are being despatched by the Government of Pakistan for the Lebanese people,” the Foreign Office announced on Tuesday.
Pakistan’s ambassador in Beirut would hand over the humanitarian supplies to the Lebanese High Relief Commission, it said.
This will be the first relief consignment from Pakistan after the recent lifting of aerial and naval blockade by the Israeli government. Pakistan had earlier despatched four plane-loads of relief supplies to Lebanon during the 34-day conflict, which were delivered at the Latakkia airport in Syria and subsequently transported to Beirut.
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz during his visit to Beirut had committed additional humanitarian assistance to Lebanon.
