Foundation delivers aid to flood-hit in Pakistan

Abu Dhabi, Sept 25, 2012 (WAM) - The Khalifa bin Zayed Foundation distributed 16,500 food parcels and 700 tents to flood victims in south of Punjab province in Pakistan on Monday. A team of aid workers is on the ground to assess the situation and purchase relief supplies from local markets. The foundation’s aid programme, ordered by the UAE President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, will target more than 16,000 affected families. The UAE Ambassador to Pakistan, Eisa Abdullah Al Nuaimi, told WAM over the telephone that the humanitarian initiative from the UAE leadership at this critical juncture has received appreciation from the people of Pakistan. The humanitarian programme, he added, complements other projects the UAE has been implementing in charitable, developmental and social welfare fields in the country. – Emirates News Agency, WAM