Iran Continues Weekly Aids to Pakistan

Iran is sending weekly humanitarian aid to the flood-hit people in Pakistan, a senior Iranian Air Force commander announced.
Addressing a ceremony to honor Iran's veteran Air Force pilots here on Saturday, Air Force Commander Brigadier General Hassan Shah-Safi said the country dispatches 60 tons of humanitarian aids to Pakistan on two Boeing 747 flights each week.

He said that an average of 60-ton plane loads are transported to Karachi and Islamabad airports every week, adding that the flights will continue operating on demand of Iran's Red Crescent Society.

Earlier, Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar pledged that Iran will continue its support for the people and government of Pakistan to help them overcome the damage and the negative consequences of the recent floods.

On Friday, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei asked all the world Muslims to take immediate action to help the Pakistani people.

Torrential monsoon rains have triggered massive floods that have moved steadily from north to south over the past month, engulfing a fifth of the volatile country and affecting 17 million of Pakistan's 167 million people.

Southern Sindh is the worst-affected province, with 19 of its 23 districts ravaged as floodwaters have swollen the raging Indus river to 40 times its usual volume.

Iran, which was among the first countries to send aid to Pakistan, has so far dispatched over 300 tons of humanitarian aid to the flood-stricken country.