ISLAMABAD: Pakistan dispatched the third consignment of relief goods for the people of Gaza on Monday.

Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani was present at the Noor Khan airbase to see off an aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force, which would hand over the goods to the Red Crescent for onward distribution.

According to the Foreign Office, the consignment included medicine, surgical and medical items, hygiene kits and dry ration.

In his speech at the send-off ceremony, Foreign Minister Jilani termed the consignment an expression of solidarity with Palestinians on the first morning of the new year.

Reiterating Pakistan’s unstinted support to the Palestinian cause, Mr Jilani underlined the urgency of a ceasefire and unimpeded flow of humanitarian assistance to the people of occupied Gaza.

The Palestinian ambassador thanked the government and the people of Pakistan for supporting the Palestinians in their hour of need.

Published in Dawn, January 2nd, 2024