National   

India ready to send more aid

Diplomatic Correspondent

NEW DELHI: : The Government of India stands ready to send more assistance to the earthquake victims in Pakistan. An Indian Air Force IL-76 aircraft, carrying 25 tonnes of relief material, landed in Islamabad on Wednesday morning.

Senior officials told this correspondent that India and Pakistan were in touch with each other on the issue of assistance and relief following the October 8 earthquake. Additional consignments of assistance would be sent after Pakistan indicated its requirements.

The officials made it clear that as far as India was concerned there was no problem in sending more consignments of relief material. India was not planning to make any monetary contribution for the Pakistani quake victims, they said.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Earthquake victims hit by shortage of tents
Sundered by borders, united in grief
Manmohan appeals for donations to quake victims
India's response to possible terrorist attacks on American interests "is satisfactory"
CBI to seek Interpol help for extradition of LTTE chief
Indian soldiers help rebuild Pakistani Army bunker
Mahajan for collective decision-making
Ninety per cent of quake-hit areas accessed
CBI trying to trace funds in Volkswagen scam
EC notice to Jaya Bachchan
Why restrict Information Commissioner posts to bureaucrats, asks campaign
Uparkar to take on Rane in Malvan-Kankavali
Infosys donates Rs. 2 crores
Somnath for concerted action against terrorism
Full use of Mumbai runway likely today
South Asia Foundation aid
India ready to send more aid

Copyright © 2005, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu