Qatar Affirms its Solidarity With Pakistan in Overcoming Devastation Caused by Floods, Torrential Ra

Pakistan Floods

The state of Qatar has affirmed its solidarity with Pakistan, government and people, in countering the devastation caused by floods and torrential rains that have recently hit the country, pointing out that, under the directives of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Qatar Fund For Development (QFFD) provided the first batch of emergency relief aids for those affected by the ongoing floods in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

This came during the remarks delivered by HE Permanent Representative of State of Qatar to the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva Hind Bint Abdul Rahman Al Muftah during her participation in the joint launch of 2022 Pakistan Floods Response Plan organized by the government of Pakistan and United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Geneva.

On behalf of the state of Qatar, HE Permanent Representative expressed the sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery for the injured.

Her Excellency stressed that 35,000 of the affected persons from the brotherly people of Pakistan will benefit from these emergency aids which are considered part of an urgent relief campaign to overcome the floods in the country, and the provided aids included 21,000 food baskets, 5,000 tents and 5,000 hygiene kits.

HE Permanent Representative noted that Qatar Red Crescent Society had allocated funds to support floods victims in Pakistan, where the urgent relief intervention plan requires the provision of emergency shelters and domestic equipment for 200 families affected by floods that include roughly 1400 persons, pointing out that Qatar Charity has undertaken its role by distributing urgent relief aids to the Afghan refugees and the host community from those affected by floods in Balochistan province of Pakistan, in cooperation with the Pakistani Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), where over 9,000 persons from the Afghan refugees and the host community had benefited from these aids.

Her Excellency added that such relief aids provided by the state of Qatar come in support of the Pakistani people to further provide them with the urgent necessities and further support the Pakistani people to rise again and rebuild its societies after this disaster.

She affirmed the unwavering support of the state of Qatar provided to Pakistan, including its full readiness to provide everything that would help overcoming these crises.

(QNA)