Islamabad, February 27, 2023 (PPI-OT):Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed the concerned authorities that delivery of remaining consignment of cold resistant tents to Turkiye should be completed before 23rd March. He was chairing a review meeting on the ongoing relief operations by Pakistan for the earthquake victims of Turkiye and Syria.

The Prime Minister asked the authorities to send these items by air to the affected people. He said that new tents should be manufactured at minimum rates without compromising on the quality. He also said that third party verification should be ensured to check the quality of tents.

In this regard, Shehbaz Sharif directed the Custom officials to make special arrangements at airports for immediate delivery of relief goods. Shehbaz Sharif recommended that fund raising for earthquake victims in Turkiye and Syria should be accelerated in educational institutions.

The meeting was attended by Federal Ministers Ishaq Dar, Ahsan Iqbal, Marriyum Aurangzeb, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi, Chairman NDMA Lt. Gen. Inam Haider Malik and ambassadors of Pakistan in Syria and Turkey and other relevant officials.

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