ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday dispatched its 10th consignment of relief goods for Gaza, the country’s disaster management authority said, amid ongoing Israeli strikes on the Palestinian territory.
The development came as the death toll from Israel’s military offensive in Gaza reached 41,595, the Gaza health ministry said on Sunday. Another 96,251 have been injured since Oct. 7.
On the directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said it had dispatched a substantial consignment of relief goods to Gaza, with support of the Pakistani charity Al-Khidmat Foundation.
“The 10th relief consignment consisted of 40 tons of essential medicines, aimed at providing much-needed medical support to the people of Gaza,” the NDMA said in a statement.
The sending-off ceremony took place at the Karachi airport, where the relief items were loaded onto a chartered aircraft, A300, destined for Amman, Jordan.
“From there, the aid will be transferred to Gaza,” the NDMA added.
Pakistan does not recognize nor have diplomatic relations with Israel and calls for an independent Palestinian state based on “internationally agreed parameters” and the pre-1967 borders with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.
Since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza, Pakistan has repeatedly raised the issue at the United Nations, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and other multilateral platforms and demanded international powers and bodies stop Israeli military actions in Gaza.
