Pakistan Thanks World For Flood Aid.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan thanked the whole world yesterday for generous aid amid the devastating floods in the country.

At a weekly news briefing here, Foreign Office Spokesperson, Asim Iftikhar Ahmed said that a large number of countries and international organisations have pledged support, and are extending cash or in-kind assistance to help the flood affected people of Pakistan.

Ahmed said Pakistan had received flood relief goods through 21 flights notably from Turkey, UAE and China and there are relief goods trains from Turkey too. He said these air bridges are expected to continue in the coming days and weeks.

The spokesperson said tents and shelter are the significant components of the assistance to be received from China, the UAE, and Turkiye in coming days. Besides, local production of tents is also at its peak to ensure provision of shelter to the flood victims.

The spokesperson said that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will be visiting Pakistan on 9th of this month to view flood-hit areas of the country.

He said it will be an important visit to express solidarity and international community's support for Pakistan at this difficult time.

He said the colossal scale of devastation across various parts of the country, brought about by the unprecedented climate catastrophe, has affected more than 33 million people.

The spokesperson said more than 1,100 people including over 350 children have lost their lives, more than 1,600 people have been injured, over a million houses have been partially or fully damaged or destroyed, over 735,000 livestock have perished and over 2 million acres of crops have been lost, besides severe damage to communications infrastructure.

He said the government of Pakistan had mounted coordinated rescue and relief operations mobilising all possible resources and capacities.

'This is a national effort in which everyone is contributing from individual Pakistanis from all spheres of life, to...