Pakistan dispatches relief goods to Iran

Pakistan has dispatched a C130 plane carrying relief assistance for the people affected by the deadly earthquake that struck Iran on November 12, 2017 and wreaked havoc, particularly in the Western Iranian province of Kermanshah, Foreign Office said. The relief assistance consists of the items identified by the Iranian side in accordance with the relief requirements in the earthquake-affected area. The consignment will reach Tehran on Friday night where it will be handed over to Iranian authorities.
"The people and government of Pakistan are deeply grieved over the immense loss of lives and destruction caused to our Iranian brothers in the earthquake that jolted the bordering regions of Iran and Iraq," said Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal. He said that the President and the Prime Minister sent messages of solidarity with the Iranian people and offered all possible support by Pakistan in this hour of need.