Under directives of Amir H H Sheikh Tamin bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatar provided first batch of urgent aid the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Doha, The Gulf Observer: Under directives of Amir H H Sheikh Tamin bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatar provided first batch of urgent aid the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to deal with situation arising from the ongoing floods, Qatar Fund For Development (QFFD) announced yesterday.

The shipment of aid aims to benefit 35,000 Pakistani individual as part of a relief campaign. The shipment of aid contained 21,000 food baskets, 5,000 tents and 5,000 personal hygiene kits. Since June this year, Pakistan has been hit with an unsuspected monsoon flooding affecting at least 33 million people.