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China Sends Relief Flights to Pakistan as ¥100 Million Aid Package Takes Shape

With the Indus at Kotri still at medium flood, officials pivot to rehabilitation.

Overview

  • Two Chinese flights landed at Nur Khan Air Base carrying 300 tents and 9,000 blankets for displaced families.
  • The Chinese Embassy announced an additional 100 million yuan in relief supplies on top of an earlier $2 million emergency contribution.
  • Federal Minister Amir Muqam, NDMA Chairman Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik and Ambassador Jiang Zaidong formally received the consignments.
  • The Flood Forecasting Division expects the medium flood at Kotri to persist into early October, with Tarbela at full capacity and Mangla nearing capacity.
  • Weather officials see no significant rain in the near term as a Bay of Bengal depression moves west, and authorities move from immediate relief to recovery and stronger flood management.