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Pakistan Embassy all set to help victims of earthquake
Pakistan Embassy in the UAE is waiting for the green light from Islamabad to offer aid and support for victims of earthquake, which claimed more than 170 lives in south-west of the country on Wednesday, a senior official at the embassy told Gulf News.
- By Marten Youssef, Staff Reporter
- Published: 11:40 October 30, 2008
Dubai: Pakistan Embassy in the UAE is waiting for the green light from Islamabad to offer aid and support for victims of earthquake, which claimed more than 170 lives in south-west of the country on Wednesday, a senior official at the embassy told Gulf News.
"We are receiving a lot of calls from people with families back home and we are providing families with information. We have informed Pakistan that we are just waiting for the go-ahead to offer aid," Faisal Tirmizi, the consular at the Pakistani Embassy said.
The 6.4 Richter scale quake has left more than 15,000 people homeless, with the death toll rising. Despite massive relief efforts by international aid organization, Pakistan seems to have the matter under control, according to Tirmizi.
"We haven't received any word from them as yet as to offering help. Things seem to be under control. But the moment we have the green light, we are certain that we can mobilize the community here and the country to help out," Tirmizi said.
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