ISLAMABAD:Assistance from foreign countries continue pouring in for the flood-affected people of Pakistan with a total of 137 foreign flights carrying relief goods, tents, food items, and medicines.
According to data shared by the Foreign Office on Friday, United Arab Emirates sent 41 assistance flights to Pakistan carrying relief items for the flood affectees. This is the highest number of assistance flights sent by any country to Pakistan.
The United States of America (USA), with 20 assistance and one support flight, sent the second-highest number of flights to help carry out the relief and rehabilitation activities in the flood-hit areas of Pakistan.
Similarly, Turkiye sent 15 assistance flights, which made it the third largest contributor to flood-relief activities continue in Pakistan.
The breakdown of flood relief assistance flights shared by the foreign office further revealed that Saudi Arabia sent 10, Oman eight, China and Qatar four each, Indonesia three, and France sent two planes, while Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Jordan, Nepal, United Kingdom, Russia, Greece, and Italy sent one flight each.
Moreover, international organizations also sent a number of assistance flights to Pakistan, including 14 flights from UNHCR, four from UNICEF, and three from WFP.
In addition to relief assistance flights, consignments have also been received from various foreign countries, such as Iran has sent 100 tons of relief goods loaded on trucks through the Iranian Red Crescent to Pakistan Red Crescent. Turkiye dispatched two trucks, and three trains to Red Crescent.
Likewise, Tajikistan helped the flood victims with heavy aid through 87 trucks while Oman and UAE sent one goods relief ship each.
According to the Foreign Office, the assistance flights and consignments started to reach Pakistan in August 2022 however, the majority of them landed in the country in September 2022.