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India sending more relief supplies

Diplomatic Correspondent

NEW DELHI: India will send by rail another 600 tonnes of relief material, comprising snow tents, snow sleeping bags, blankets, essential medicines and medical equipment, to the quake-affected in Pakistan.

A train leaving on Thursday is expected to reach Lahore via the Attari-Wagah border on Friday, an External Affairs Ministry statement said.About 300 tonnes was sent as official assistance immediately after the October 8 earthquake. Another 400 tonnes, carried by 45 trucks, was handed over to Pakistani authorities across the Line of Control.

Apart from official support, private organisations have sent relief material. "The High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi has also been permitted to source supplies of relief material from India," the statement said.

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