Karachi, 1 September 2022 (TDI): Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif thanked the President of United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mohamed Bin Zayed on the delivery of the first tranche of humanitarian relief aid drive for Pakistan’s flood affectees.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked the President of UAE in a tweet.
Brotherly UAE has started delivering the first tranche of relief good worth $50 million for the flood victims in Pakistan. In my telephonic conversation with my brother HH President @MohamedBinZayed
last night, he assured the UAE will continue to help flood affectees.— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) September 1, 2022
Moreover, the Prime Minister has confirmed the start of delivery of relief goods by the UAE. Markedly, the total amount of relief aid by the UAE is $50 million for the flood victims.
President of UAE Mohamed Bin Zayed vowed to continue the supply of flood relief goods for Pakistan, tweeted Shehbaz Sharif. President Mohamed Bin Zayed and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also held a telephone conversation on 31 August 2022.
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In addition, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also announced that he had postponed his official visit to UAE. He explained that he has decided to postpone this visit in consultation with President Mohamed Bin Zayed.
Prime Minister was scheduled to visit UAE on 3 September 2022. This visit was planned at the invitation of the President of UAE. This visit is postponed in order to keep the focus on the flood relief activities and rescue operations.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reiterated that Pakistan will remain thankful forever to everyone who stood with Pakistan in this time of crisis.
UAE Embassy in Pakistan
The UAE Embassy in Pakistan has confirmed the provision of the first tranche of food supply in Karachi. According to the details, the supply contains food, medical and health supplies, and tents for shelter the flood-affected people.
UAE relief Air Bridge continues in support of flood victims in Pakistan, as plan arrived at Karachi airport today, loaded with tons of food, medical supplies and tents to shelter the affected#UAEAid pic.twitter.com/9FVJwM6c5e
— UAE Embassy PK (@uaeembassyisb) September 1, 2022
In response to the tweet of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the UAE Embassy has assured to continue supporting Pakistan.
We affirm the commitment to stand by the people of Pakistan in the current challenges of floods, embodying the humanitarian role set by our founding father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, we thank the partners in Pakistan for their cooperation to deliver aid to the affectees https://t.co/FsXgxxpIez
— UAE Embassy PK (@uaeembassyisb) September 1, 2022
UAE vowed to help the flood-affected people of Pakistan according to the vision of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.