Pakistan to donate additional 10,000 tents to China for earthquake relief

Source: Xinhua | 05-23-2008 10:27

ISLAMABAD, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan has decided to donate an additional 10,000 tents for the earthquake-affected areas in China, a Chinese embassy official told Xinhua here Thursday.

Deputy of the Chinese mission Yao Jing said that up to now Pakistan's donation of tents to China reached a total amount of 22,260.

On Wednesday, two Pakistani air force planes with 480 tents flew to Lanzhou, the capital of China's northwestern province of Gansu. And a convoy of 16 trucks carrying 6,000 tents started its journey to China.

Last Friday, two Pakistani air force planes sent the country's first batch of relief goods including tents, blankets, plastic mats, medicines and mineral water to China.

Editor:Xiong Qu