Pakistan dispatches 8th relief consignment for Gaza via Egypt

Pakistan on Sunday dispatched another consignment of relief goods for the people of Gaza, the Pakistani foreign office said, according to the information.

This is the 8th consignment, comprising food items, medical supplies and other relief goods, sent by Pakistan for the Palestinians in Gaza, according to the Pakistani foreign office.

The 400-ton shipment was dispatched to Port Said in Egypt during a handing-over ceremony at the Karachi port that was attended by Palestinian Ambassador Ahmed Jawad Rabei and Pakistani officials.

"The shipment will be received by the Ambassador of Pakistan to Egypt at Port Said and handed over to the Egyptian Red Crescent for its onward delivery to Gaza,” the foreign office said in a statement.

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