Muslim states send condolences and aid to Pakistan

Silly_Billy · October 10, 2005, 5:12pm

Re: Muslim states send condolences and aid to Pakistan

Silly Billy:

Thank you Malaysia - your help is very generous, and much appreciated. :k:

Malaysia Sends 50-member Search & Rescue Team To Pakistan

Malaysia will send a 50-member search and rescue team Monday to Pakistan where an earthquake has killed more than 20,000 people. The team, comprising representatives of various agencies and non-governmental organisations, will be in Pakistan for two weeks, said a statement from the National Security Division of the Prime Minister’s Department. The team is scheduled to leave in two C130 aircraft of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) from the Subang airbase, it said, adding that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is expected to send off the team at the airbase. The statement said the team will comprise three officers of the National Security Division, 25 officers and personnel of the SMART (Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team), six medical officers from Kuala Lumpur Hospital, five medical officers from the Malaysian Red Crescent Society, seven members of the medical relief society, MERCY Malaysia, and four journalists.

The statement also said that the government would contribute US$1 million to the Pakistani government as aid for the victims of the earthquake. “The governments of India and Afghanistan have also been informed of Malaysia’s preparedness to provide assistance on humanitarian grounds to the victims of the quake in those countries,” the statement said. The 7.6 magnitude quake was centred in the forested mountains of Pakistani Kashmir, and violently jolted large parts of the north as well as parts of neighbouring Afghanistan and India. India has reported a death toll of 600.

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news.php?id=159814

On top of the help the material help they have already provided, now there are additional monetary offers from Malaysia.

Malaysia offers $1 mln aid to Pakistan](http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/10/content_3602594.htm)