In order to express the friendship of the Chinese government and people to the Pakistani government and people, and to express condolences to the people in the disaster area, the Chinese government decided to provide the Pakistani government with 6.2 million dollars of emergency humanitarian relief assistance, including cash and materials, and to send search and rescue teams to the affected areas. The Ministry of Commerce has activated the foreign humanitarian emergency relief mechanism and, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the General Staff Department, immediately launched emergency relief work. The first batch of aid was shipped at 12 noon on Oct. 9 and is expected to arrive in Islamabad at 5 p.m. Beijing time.
After the first batch of relief supplies from China to Pakistan was transported to Pakistan by a chartered flight of the China International Rescue Team at noon on Oct. 9, the Chinese government and the relevant military agencies carried forward the style of continuous operation, worked through the night, organized the sources of goods from various sources, mobilized the aircraft, and strived to deliver the rest of the relief supplies to Pakistan as early as possible, and the second batch of relief supplies was departed from the airport of the capital city this afternoon. This batch of chartered flights to transport supplies including 840 tents, 7350 beds of cotton mattresses, 1670 blankets and 8980 towels and quilts, with a total weight of 90 tons. Today, the Ministry of Commerce has also remitted 1 million U.S. dollars in cash remittances for disaster relief, which will be delivered to the Pakistani side in the near future. on October 11 and 12, the relevant parties will also organize other relief supplies to be shipped to Pakistan one after another. Vice Minister of Commerce Wei Jianguo, Pakistani Ambassador to China Salman Bashir and other relevant parties in charge of today in person. The Vice Minister of Commerce, Mr. Wei Jianguo, the Ambassador of Pakistan to China, Mr. Salman Bashir, and other relevant officials visited the site of the shipment at the Capital Airport today.
After two consecutive days of providing emergency relief supplies to the quake-stricken areas in Pakistan, our government and the relevant military agencies carried forward the style of continuous combat, working overnight, organizing sources of goods, mobilizing planes, and the third batch of emergency relief supplies will be shipped to the quake-stricken areas at 18 o'clock in the afternoon today. This batch of materials for the disaster area in urgent need of medicines and medical equipment, *** counted 3130 pieces, a total weight of about 50 tons. In the next few days, other relief supplies will also be sent to the quake-stricken areas.
The Chinese Ministry of Defense donated 100,000 U.S. dollars in cash to the Pakistani Ministry of Defense on the 11th, which is used for disaster relief and post-disaster reconstruction work in Pakistan. Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Zhang Chunxiang and military attaché Li Mengyan handed over a check for cash remittance totaling 100,000 US dollars to Pakistani Defense Minister Iqbal at the Pakistan Defense Ministry on the same day. Admiral Cao Gangchuan, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, State Councillor and Minister of Defense of China, has sent a condolence message to Iqbal on the 9th, on behalf of the Chinese Ministry of Defense and the Chinese army, to express their condolences to the people and the army of Pakistan for the great losses they suffered in the earthquake. It is reported that China's Ministry of National Defense and the Chinese army have actively carried out emergency relief work for Pakistan together with relevant departments.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said at a regular press conference on Nov. 11 that the international rescue team sent by the Chinese government to the quake-stricken areas in Pakistan has begun its intense rescue work in the 10th, and will continue to actively cooperate with the Pakistani side in the rescue operation. Kong Quan said the Chinese international rescue team has carried out effective work on the ground, found three survivors and rescued one person, and carried out preliminary treatment for more than ten injured people.
A strong earthquake struck Pakistan's northern region eight days ago and spread to India and Afghanistan. Kong Quan said, the day of the earthquake, Chinese leaders to Pakistan and India sent a message of condolence, the Chinese government decided to send a rescue team to Pakistan, and provide six million two hundred thousand U.S. dollars worth of emergency assistance. The first two batches of relief materials have arrived in the Pakistani capital. On how China will provide further assistance, Kong Quan said China will first implement the emergency assistance of more than 6 million dollars, adjust the content of the supplies according to the needs of the Pakistani side, and ensure timely delivery.
It is also known that the Red Cross Society of China has decided to provide 100,000 U.S. dollars to the Pakistan Red Crescent Society, and a batch of urgently-needed relief materials for the affected areas will also be shipped in the near future. At the same time, the Red Cross Society of China also provided 50,000 U.S. dollars to the Indian Red Cross Society.
On October 11, 2005, the third batch of earthquake relief materials ****2,840 boxes of 46 tons of medicines and medical equipment provided by our government to the Pakistani government arrived in Islamabad at 23:00 local time on October 11 via a chartered IL76 flight. Assistant Secretary to the Federal Cabinet, Mr. Faluk? Siddiq Rana and Counselor Ma Changlin. Rana and Counselor Ma Changlin, on behalf of their respective governments, handed over the supplies at Islamabad International Airport. Mr. Rana expressed his heartfelt thanks to the Chinese government and people for their kind assistance in the time of trouble and told the government that it would immediately start the transfer of the above medicines and medical equipments to alleviate the medical difficulties in the affected areas.
Beijing Flight Control Center Reporting Team: At 8:00 a.m. local time on Oct. 12, 2005, China's international rescue team, which is carrying out international humanitarian relief operations in the worst-hit area of Pakistan's Balakot town, lined up under the national flag.
October 13, 2005, the fourth batch of emergency relief supplies provided by the Chinese government to the Pakistani government was shipped to Islamabad at 19:40 hours on the same day. The supplies delivered on that day included 620 tents, 2,000 blankets and 18,000 bedsheets, with a total weight of about 49 tons.
On China's assistance to Pakistan's earthquake-stricken areas, President Musharraf, Prime Minister Aziz and all Cabinet members on Nov. 11 entrusted Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Riaz to express their gratitude to the Chinese leadership through Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Zhang Chunxiang. Riaz said, "The President and the Prime Minister said to me, 'At the most difficult time for the Pakistani people, the Chinese government and the Chinese people gave Pakistan generous, valuable and timely assistance, which greatly strengthened the confidence of the Pakistani people in earthquake relief and rebuilding their homes, and the Pakistani people will always remember the friendship and assistance of the Chinese people. '"
October 11, 2005 China's International Rescue Team Active in Pakistan's Quake-hit Areas On October 11, members of China's International Rescue Team recuperate in Balakot, 120 kilometers north of Pakistan's capital Islamabad. Balakot is close to the epicenter of the earthquake, in which more than 10,000 people out of a population of more than 40,000 died in the quake. China's international rescue team arrived here on the 10th and immediately started rescue work, and two people have been rescued from the rubble. Zhao Heping, the leader of the China International Rescue Team (CIRT) and deputy director of the State Earthquake Administration (SEA), who is carrying out the rescue mission in Pakistan, introduced in an interview with reporters that "the CIRT is the first international rescue team to arrive at the disaster area. Since arriving in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, in the afternoon of 10th local time, the team members have been fighting for dozens of hours. Up to now, the medical team has rescued more than 200 injured people in the disaster area."
On October 13, 2005, Ambassador Zhang Chunxiang and Ejaz Rahim, Secretary of the Federal Cabinet of Pakistan, held a ceremony in Islamabad for the handover of the 1 million US dollars of emergency relief cash assistance provided by our government to the government of Pakistan, and signed the handover certificates on behalf of their respective governments. The ceremony was also attended by Saeed Yasin Ahmed, Additional Secretary of the Federal Cabinet of Pakistan, and Counselor Ma Changlin, among others.
Rasim expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Chinese government for providing timely and substantial humanitarian assistance at a time when Pakistan was hit by this severe earthquake disaster, and the relief materials provided by the Chinese side have been dispatched to the affected areas at a rapid pace to meet the immediate needs. The 1 million U.S. dollars in cash will also be invested in the earthquake relief through the Presidential Disaster Relief Fund account.
Ambassador Zhang said that the Chinese government and people are highly concerned about the serious earthquake disaster in Pakistan and y sympathize with the Pakistani people for the loss of life and property. China and Pakistan are close friends in times of trouble, and the Chinese government provided the Pakistani government with 6.2 million US dollars of emergency relief assistance at the first time, which once again reflects the brotherly friendship of the Chinese government and people for the Pakistani government and people. China will fully support the Pakistani government in the earthquake relief efforts, and wishes the Pakistani side an early victory over the disaster, rebuild their homes, and resume production.
The China International Rescue Team (CIRT) adjusted its course of action on the 13th, further increasing its efforts in medical care and epidemic prevention, and sent three medical teams to the disaster area. So far, no epidemics have been detected in the disaster area, but the rescue team has begun to strengthen its monitoring of epidemics, according to Peng Bibo, head of the medical team of the Chinese rescue team.
The Oct. 14, 2005, edition of The Nation reported that State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan made a special trip to the Pakistani Embassy in Beijing to express his condolences and sympathy for the heavy casualties caused by the earthquake in Pakistan, and promised to provide more financial and material assistance to the earthquake victims in Pakistan. He said the Chinese government and people will provide all possible financial and material assistance and continue to participate in the relief operations in the earthquake-hit areas of Pakistan.
October 19, 2005, China's enterprises and employees in Pakistan have also generously donated love and warmth. According to statistics, 28 enterprises in Islamabad and Lahore have donated a total of 25,289,450,000 rupees (equivalent to 421,500 U.S. dollars), of which Huawei acted the fastest and made the most donations, amounting to 18,300,000 rupees (305,000 U.S. dollars), with the most outstanding performance, followed by ZTE's 2,000,000 rupees (about 33,000 U.S. dollars), and the Zhongyuan Engineering Company, which is engaged in the construction of nuclear power plant projects in Pakistan, joined hands with 3 companies to contribute to the relief work of the earthquake victims. Zhongyuan Engineering Company, which is engaged in the construction of the nuclear power plant project in Pakistan, donated 3,095,600 rupees (51,600 U.S. dollars) together with three partners***, and the Oriental Physical Exploration Company (China National Petroleum Exploration Bureau) drew a batch of tents, cots, bedding and other items worth 170,000 rupees, which were the most in short supply and urgently needed in the disaster area, and dispatched trucks on its own to send them to the northern part of Pakistan directly for disaster relief, which was highly appreciated by the government and people of Pakistan, reflecting that our enterprises and their employees have contributed a lot to the disaster relief work. This is highly appreciated by the government and the people of Pakistan and reflects the good spirit of our enterprises and their employees.
In addition, the fifth batch of earthquake relief materials provided by our government to the Pakistani government, including 200 sets of 1KW gasoline generators, 600 sets of 3KW gasoline generators, 12 sets of 26KW diesel generators, 312 emergency lamps, and 3200 buckets of water, arrived in Islamabad through the chartered IL-76 aircraft on 14th, 2005, at 14:25 hrs local time. The Assistant Secretary to the Federal Cabinet of Pakistan, Mr. Abdul K. Rehman and Mr. Ma Changlin were present in Islamabad. Rehman and Counselor Ma Changlin, on behalf of their respective governments, handed over the supplies at Islamabad International Airport. Mr. Rehman signed for the relief materials on behalf of the Pak government.
At 20:34 on October 19, 2005, the 9th batch of earthquake emergency relief materials provided by the Chinese government to the Pakistani government departed from the Tianjin airport for Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. At this point, the Chinese government has successfully completed all the 6.2 million dollars of emergency aid provided to the earthquake-stricken areas in Pakistan.
In the Pakistan earthquake relief work, the Chinese government is the earliest time to provide assistance, the amount of one of the largest countries. The day after the earthquake, the Chinese government organized and quickly shipped the first batch of aid materials to the disaster areas in Pakistan, and by the time the last batch of materials was shipped on October 19, China **** provided nine batches of emergency relief materials worth a total of 5.2 million U.S. dollars. This batch of aid materials includes 25,330 blankets, 23,980 towel quilts, 38,000 bed sheets, 2,310 tents, 1,312 generators, 7,350 cotton mattresses, as well as medicines, medical equipment, emergency lights, water purification equipment and purified water, etc., which are urgently needed in the disaster areas. The materials, weighing 392.7 tons and with a total volume of 1,552 cubic meters,*** were transported to the disaster area from Beijing, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin and other places in China in eight flights. In addition, the Chinese government also provided 1 million U.S. dollars in cash assistance to the Pakistani government.
China's emergency supplies and cash assistance to Pakistan have been highly appreciated by the government and the people in the affected areas. When the second batch of aid was shipped, Ambassador Salman Bashir personally came to the scene of the shipment. Bashir personally to the scene of the shipment, he said in an interview with reporters at the airport, China is the first batch of countries to provide assistance to Pakistan, especially thanks to Pakistan's good neighbors, the friendly people of China, the Chinese government and Chinese leaders. The timely, valuable and generous support of the Chinese government and people at the time of the disaster has once again fully demonstrated the special friendship between Pakistan and China and the time-tested all-weather friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries. Ordinary people in the disaster-stricken areas have praised that the friendly Chinese government and people are always the first to give a helping hand to Pakistan when it is most in need of help, and they are proud to have such a good brother as China.
In order to help the disaster-stricken areas of Pakistan to do a good job of post-disaster reconstruction, so that the people in the affected areas to resume production and life as soon as possible, on October 31, 2005, by the Ministry of Commerce, Assistant Minister of Commerce Chen Jian, headed by a Chinese government delegation departed for the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, through the Xinjiang, will be with the Pakistani government *** with the relevant aspects of the Chinese government's help and participation in post-disaster reconstruction in Pakistan matters. The delegation consists of officials and experts from the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the State Seismological Bureau, the Export-Import Bank of China and the China Academy of Building Research. The delegation will go to the disaster areas for on-the-spot condolences and inspection. Experts in earthquake resistance, disaster prevention and building planning in the delegation will also work in Pakistan for a period of time after the delegation's departure to conduct detailed technical inspections on the Chinese side's participation in the reconstruction work.
In order to implement the Chinese government's commitment to continue to provide assistance to the earthquake-stricken areas in Pakistan, a batch of emergency relief materials provided by the Chinese government to the Pakistani government once again departed from the Beijing Capital Airport at 20:40 on October 31st. This batch of supplies includes 600 tents, 12,000 quilts and cotton mattresses, with a total weight of about 103 tons. The rest of the relief materials will be sent to the earthquake-stricken areas in the near future.
Source - Ministry of Commerce, People's Republic of China*** and State of China:
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