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UAE donates USD 100 million for quake victims in Pakistan
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is immediately donating USD 100 million for Paskistan’s quake-hit victims, President Sheikh Khlaifah bin Zayed Al-Nhayyan ordered Monday. The strong quake that hit several areas in Pakistan and Kashmir, killed around 20,000
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UAE aids earthquake victims
The UAE has donated $100m in aid assistance for people affected by Saturday’s earthquake in Pakistan, reported WAM. The army has also been ordered to mobilise field hospitals in the quake affected areas to provide urgent medical assistance to survivors.
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All-out help from our brothers in the Emirates.
Also Monday, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan “ordered the allocation of 100 million dollars in emergency relief assistance and in order to build houses for the victims of the earthquake that struck the Muslim republic of Pakistan,” said the state news agency WAM. The donation reflects “the solidarity of the UAE leadership and people with the Pakistani people and in order to ease the ordeal of thousands of families,” said the agency. In a subsequent dispatch, WAM said that Sheikh Khalifa also ordered UAE armed forces to set up makeshift hospitals in Pakistani areas hit by the earthquake to provide medical treatment and medicines for the victims.
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Plane-load of aid pours in
Three plane-loads of relief supplies were dispatched to the quake-hit areas of Pakistan yesterday, even as various communities generously offered their donations in cash and kind. The national air carrier, Etihad Airways, transported 27 metric tonnes of blankets, tents and food items to Karachi. Another cargo aircraft chartered by the UAE Air Force airlifted 22 metric tonnes of relief goods, while a third aircraft transported 27 metric of relief aid. A PIA flight shipped one metric tonnes of medicines to Islamabad. Different communities have joined hands in mobilising resources for the quake-hit people of Pakistan. On the instructions of German Ambassador, the German school students and business community began a fund raising campaign to send relief material for the victims. Meanwhile, the United Nations World Food Programme office in Dubai said a convoy of trucks carrying 39 metric tonnes of high energy biscuits reached the Pakistani city of Abbottabad yesterday, delivering desperately needed food for the survivors of last Saturday’s earthquake.
On arrival in Abbottabad, some 50km southwest of the earthquake epicentre, WFP immediately began distribution of the highly nutritious biscuits, which need no cooking or preparation, with the help of the International Rescue Committee. “We are doing our best to reach this food to places where it is needed most as fast as possible,” said German Valdivia, WFP Representative in Pakistan. “It will be enough for 400,000 people – many of whom have been without food or shelter since the quake struck – for the next two days, by which time we should have established a proper supply line.” WFP will be setting up five UN base camps in the hardest hit locations to coordinate relief operations, with inter-agency telecommunications and logistics support. WFP has also flown in emergency response teams to Pakistan from around the world to help with the operations. “The situation is turning increasingly desperate. Many areas have no safe water or electricity; and the food supplies are extremely limited, especially as most people have no means to cook. They are living out in the open in the mountains, and it is extremely cold,” Valdivia said, adding: “We will be providing one million people with ready-to-eat food over the next month.”
Help from all quarters
Shaikh Faisal bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of RAK has donated medicine worth Dh1.5 million for the earthquake victims in Pakistan. Chief organiser of the Joint Action Committee for the Relief Camp set up at the Pakistan Association Dubai, Tanvirul Islam Khawaja expressed gratitude for the donation.
The Opec Fund for International Development will donate $1 million to the victims in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan, said Jamal Nasser Lutah, Assistant Under-Secretary for Industrial Affairs at the Ministry of Finance and Industry, and Chairman of the Fund’s Board of Governors.
Aramex has announced to fly in emergency relief supplies to support the international aid effort underway in the earthquake-hit areas of Pakistan. Aramex relief efforts, part of the Dubai-based Airport Emergency Team, is expected to take off for Islamabad soon. A top-level delegation from Aramex would also be joining the Airport Emergency Team for Pakistan to coordinate the logistics of arranging humanitarian aid flying from all over the globe to Islamabad.
Neo Pharma Managing Director B. R. Shetty told Khaleej Times that his company was working out with the Pakistan Embassy to organise a targeted medical relief aid, which will include pain killers, antibiotics, bandages, dehydration drugs and other medicines.
The management and staff of Microsoft Dubai have raised $125,000 which would be handed over to the UAE Red Crescent for the earthquake victims.
Hypermarket chain, Carrefour, has donated one metric ton of packaging material and a truckload of biscuits, chips and mineral water.
Gulf Air has offered its services for free airlift of relief material, while Rus Aviation has arranged free airlifting of 16,000 kg of relief goods.
Oil major BP plc has committed $1 million support for the relief efforts in Pakistan. The donation will be made through the BP Foundation, and will be administered through Unicef and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
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UAE to construct 100 to 200 bed hospital in Muzaffarabad
By Hanif Khalid
The UAE government has announced to construct a hospital in Muzaffarabad with its own funds within three months. The construction work will start next month and this medical complex will start functioning in February 2006. The construction will be quake proof. The hospital in the Azad Jummu Kashmir capital will have 100 to 200 beds. The consultation, engineering, architectural and other spadework for the construction has been started on war footings. On behalf of the United Arab Emirates President, UAE Envoy Dr Ali Mohammad Al-Shamshi made this announcement on Friday while talking to The News. He further said that the hospital will be equipped with operation theatres, laboratories and houses for the doctors and nurses. “Our president, who treat Pakistan as his second home, has decided to equip this hospital with the state of the art medical machinery and equipment,” the envoy said.
He said while the international community is planning to start the construction work within six months in Pakistan, my government has decided to start constructing houses for the devastated people of 11 districts of NWFP and Azad Kashmir and buildings for educational institutions next month. For the construction work we have earmarked $100 million. Dr Shamshi went on to say that Inshaullah the UAE would be the first country to handover free homes to the affected people through the government of Pakistan.
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Emirates joins relief efforts for Pakistan
The relief supplies - tents, blankets and medicines - were received from the Pakistani Consulate and the Joint Committee of Relief for various Pakistani associations in Dubai and sent to Islamabad on Emirates SkyCargo’s Boeing 747-400F freighter. Nabil Sultan, Emirates’ Senior Vice President West Asia and Indian Ocean said: ‘At Emirates, we are appalled at the scale of the tragedy in Pakistan, a nation with which we share a warm relationship and to which we offer extensive services. Our heartfelt sympathy and condolences to all the families, both here in Dubai and in Pakistan, who have lost their loved ones in this disaster.’ The Emirates SkyCargo freighter, which was diverted from its commercial operations in the Far East, left at 15:00 hours and is expected to reach Islamabad at 19:00 hours local time.
Tanvir Khawaja, Chief Coordinator of Joint Committee for Relief said: ‘We are extremely thankful to Emirates for their generous gesture and timely offer, especially as we are sending medicines which are urgently required in Pakistan. We are delighted that Emirates reacted immediately and positively on receiving our request.’ Earlier in the week, Emirates SkyCargo urgently transported 2,500 blankets in its weekly Airbus A310-300F to Islamabad. The cargo division is working with local relief agencies to utilize its seven freighters as charters for sending aid to Pakistan. Emirates also has been transporting aid on behalf of the French and British governments, international relief agencies and charity organizations in its 36 weekly flights to Pakistan - five flights to Islamabad, 25 to Karachi, four to Lahore and two to Peshawar.
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**Pakistani FM on visit to UAE **
Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri Monday left for United Arab Emirates (UAE) to hold discussions with top leadership. The Foreign Minister, in his meeting with the leadership of the UAE, will discuss matters of bilateral interest including the enhancement of cooperation in various fields, said a foreign office statement. The visit, it said, will also provide an opportunity to express gratitude for the prompt and generous relief assistance provided by the brotherly people of UAE for earthquake victims in Pakistan.
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