Pakistan thanks Türkiye for ‘Kindness Train’

Türkiye’s sixth “Kindness Train” loaded with 520 tons of humanitarian aid materials for flood victims has departed from Turkey.

akistani Foreign Ministry spokesperson Asım Iftikhar Ahmad thanked Türkiye for the relief supplies prepared with the support of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) under the coordination of the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) that were sent on the “Kindness Train” during the difficult time his country is facing. In a published statement, he pointed out that Pakistan and Türkiye have supported each other in difficult times throughout history.

Humanitarian aid materials consisting of 10,000 tents, 50,000 food parcels, 50,000 hygiene materials, and 10,000 parcels of baby food were sent to the flood areas in the first stage, AFAD said.

Meanwhile, humanitarian aid materials prepared with the support of NGOs that came together under the coordination of AFAD were sent from Ankara to Pakistan aboard the “Kindness Train.”