Foreign and Military Affairs

China donates $1.48m humanitarian aid to Pakistan

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-08-01 21:55

BEIJING - China will deliver humanitarian aid worth 10 million yuan ($1.48 million) to flood-ravaged Pakistan, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced Sunday.

The charitable assistance was offered to help Pakistan' s government fight the flooding and rescue victims, the MOC said in a brief statement posted on its website.

The Pakistan government kicked off an emergency rescue and relief operation on July 30 after declaring an emergency in the flood-struck northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

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