Pakistan to send relief supplies to Lebanon

Islamabad, July 20 (UNI) Pakistan today announced it would send relief supplies to Lebanon enabling it to cope with the adverse effects caused by ''Israeli aggression.'' ''A decision to send relief supplies has been taken in response to an appeal made by Lebanese Prime Minister for humanitarian assistance to enable Lebanon cope with the effects of widespread destruction of life and property caused by the ongoing Israeli aggression,'' foreign ministry spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam said in a statement here today.

She said the Government of Pakistan would be sending relief supplies in the form of medicines and food to Beirut the moment it becomes physically possible to do so in an expression of solidarity with the people of Lebanon.

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