Re: aid from all around the world.
KARACHI, Oct 9: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has said that it will carry relief goods for the quake-affected people from all its stations in its global network free of charge.
The airline had on Friday started operating extra flights to meet the rush of people intending to go to the affected region to meet and take care of their relatives.
According to a press release issued by the PIA, all employees of the airline have volunteered to contribute two-day salary to the President’s Relief Fund for Earthquake Victims-2005.—APP
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ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz has ordered that an air bridge be established with Pakistan to ensure uninterrupted supply of relief goods, including ambulances, tents, medicines, and clothes, in view of the massive damage caused by the earthquake.
This has been announced by the Saudi embassy here on Sunday. It said that a team of Saudi experts was arriving in Islamabad to coordinate with their Pakistani counterparts to ensure expeditious dispatch of relief supplies to the quake victims.
The leadership, the government and the people of Saudi Arabia are fully committed to doing whatever possible to alleviate the sufferings of the victims of this calamity, the statement said.