PM thanks Erdogan for flood relief assistance.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday and expressed his gratitude to him and the people of Trkiye for extending humanitarian relief assistance to Pakistan.

The relief assistance from Trkiye was in the form of immediate dispatch of tents, emergency food items, and medicines via 12 Turkish military aircraft, four 'goodness trains' and two Turkish Red Crescent Trucks. The prime minister exclaimed that this is in the truest tradition of Pakistan and Trkiye's exemplary relationship.

He also expressed his gratitude for the visit undertaken on September 1, 2022, as a gesture of solidarity and support, by Suleyman Soylu, Minister of Interior, Murat Kurum, Minister for Environment and Urbanisation, the Head of AFAD and representatives of TOKI to see the devastation caused by flash floods for themselves.

Sensitising President Erdogan of the havoc caused by the riverine floods, the prime minister stated that as per initial estimates, the floods were likely to reduce Pakistan's GDP...