Pakistan sets up special relief fund for Nepal quake victims
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Islamabad, May 04 (ANI): Pakistan's Foreign Secretary said the country's government has established a special relief fund for the victims in Nepal following the Himalayan country's devastating earthquake. The 7.9 magnitude quake that struck last Saturday killed over 7000 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless when it destroyed parts of the capital Kathmandu and flattened villages across a wide swath of the country. The Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said Pakistanis at home and abroad were sending the contributions to the fund. Chaudhry said Nepal's Embassy in Islamabad has also played an effective role in coordinating relief efforts for the quake affectees. He said initial relief consignments including tents, medicines and food items have already been sent to Kathmandu through six C-130s flights. He said a 30-bed mobile hospital of Pakistan with 50 doctors was also working in Kathmandu. The Foreign Secretary said Nepalese Chief of Army Staff has lauded Pakistan relief operations.
