Pakistan's Minister Muqam thanks China for sending relief package for flood-hit families

Two Chinese relief flights carrying 300 tents and 9,000 blankets landed at Nour Khan Air Base in Rawalpindi for families displaced by the floods.

Federal Minister Engr Amir Muqam, NDMA Chairman Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik, Chinese Ambassador Jiang

Zaidong and officials from the Foreign Office and NDMA received the consignment.

Speaking on the occasion, Muqam thanked China for the timely assistance and said that China`s contribution is not only a humanitarian endeavour but also a reaffirmation of the everlasting Pakistan-China friendship.

The relief items contain 300 tents and 9,000 blankets. Photo / X

Earlier, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has commended Germany’s assistance in modern agricultural technology, green technology and forestry development.

She expressed these views during a meeting with German Ambassador to Pakistan Ina Lepel in Lahore. The chief minister appreciated Germany’s timely message of solidarity and support following the recent floods.

Maryam said that Germany has been a steadfast partner of Pakistan in addressing climate change, advancing women’s empowerment, ensuring social protection and supporting human development.

She expressed her vision for a “prosperous and modern Punjab where every citizen is empowered” and emphasised that Germany could play a significant role in achieving that goal.

The Punjab government has set Oct.4 as the deadline to plug all broken embankments along the Sutlej to contain flooding that has submerged more than 200 villages across Multan, Bahawalpur and Lodhran districts. The villages of Multan’s tehsil Jalalpur Pirwala, Lodhran and Uch Sharif were submerged after Noraja Bhutta embankment at the Sutlej River broke due to extremely high-water flow 15 days ago.