ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani received on Friday in his office Mohammed Khalifa Al Qamzi, the secretary general of the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA), accompanied by Dr Saleh Al Tayie, the deputy secretary general, RCA, in the presence of Ali Saif Sultan Al Awani, UAE Ambassador to Pakistan.

Qamzi briefed Gilani about the initiative of the RCA in response to the call of Pakistani government since the beginning of the floods. The Pakistani PM thanked the UAE leadership, government and people, commending their assistance to those affected in the flood.

On his part, Al Qamzi said the RCA has dispatched a medical team to provide immediate treatment and immunisation in co-operation with Unicef.