Two relief flights from China carrying 300 tents and 9,000 blankets landed on Sunday at Nur Khan Air Base, Rawalpindi, to support families displaced by the recent floods.

According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), China has once again reaffirmed its role as Pakistan’s steadfast friend by extending timely monsoon relief assistance for flood-affected communities across the country.

It will augment the NDMA’s relief support for flood-affected areas in Punjab.

The reception ceremony was attended by Federal Minister Amir Muqam along with NDMA chairman Inam Haider Malik, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong and representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and NDMA.

Speaking on the occasion, the minister expressed deep gratitude to the Chinese Government for their prompt support, noting that the assistance will bring much-needed relief to thousands of flood-affected families.

He emphasised that Pakistan is mobilising all available resources to ensure swift relief and recovery efforts in the flood-hit areas.

He added that China’s contribution is not only a humanitarian endeavour but also a reaffirmation of the everlasting Pakistan-China friendship, a bond described as higher than the Himalayas, deeper than the ocean, and stronger than steel.

The minister reaffirmed the Government of Pakistan’s resolve, in coordination with NDMA and with the support of friendly countries like China, to overcome the challenges posed by the floods and ensure the rehabilitation of the affected population.