The United Arab Emirates (UAE) sent a special plane to Pakistan carrying 14 metric tons of medical and food supplies to support the fight against coronavirus.
As per details, a special plane carrying medical aid and food supplies landed at Islamabad International Airport on Tuesday night. The aid will help approximately 7,000 medical professionals as they work to control the spread of novel COVID-19.
Commenting on the aid delivery, UAE Ambassador to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salem Al Zaabi said: “As part of the bilateral support that has underpinned brotherly relations between our two countries for decades. The UAE is proud to extend help to Pakistan in furtherance of international solidarity in the fight against coronavirus”.
The UAE delivered the first batch of critical medical supplies to Pakistan on April 2, reported Wam. On April 5, the second batch of 11 metric tons of medical supplies provided by the UAE arrived in Islamabad.
To date, the UAE has provided more than 320 metric tons of aid to over 30 countries, supporting nearly 320,000 medical professionals in the process.
“Special thanks to the international development sector team in Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for tremendous efforts in delivering medical and humanitarian aid from #UAE to the world. Proud of Emirati youth the precious wealth and resource of homeland,” Al Zaabi tweeted after the aid plane landed at Islamabad International Airport.
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