Pakistani Prime Minister thanked the government and people of China for helping Pakistan fight floods and provide disaster relief.

  Xinhua News Agency, Islamabad, September 29th (Reporter Deng Kaiyin, Huan Wang) The handover ceremony of flood relief funds donated by China enterprises to Pakistan was held in the Prime Minister’s Office of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, on September 29th. Pakistani Prime Minister Shabaz Sharif thanked the government and people of China for their full support for Pakistan’s flood relief.

  At the donation ceremony, Shabaz expressed his gratitude to the government and people of China for supporting Pakistan in the fight against floods at a critical moment, and thanked the enterprises in Pakistan for actively fulfilling their social responsibilities and caring for local people’s livelihood and welfare. He said that the support and commitment of Chinese enterprises are of great significance and will help more affected people. The kindness of Chinese enterprises is a vivid portrayal of Pakistan and China always sharing weal and woe and helping each other. Pakistan-China relations are brotherly, and Pakistan will work to further consolidate the relations between the two countries.

  China’s ambassador to Pakistan, Nong Rong, said that since the flood disaster in Pakistan, China has provided timely help, provided several batches of humanitarian aid to Pakistan, and new aid materials will arrive in the near future. As all-weather strategic partners and "die-hard" friends, the government and people of China have always stood with Pakistan, and firmly believe that Pakistan will be able to overcome difficulties at an early date.

  Wu Shengliang, Chairman of China Three Gorges International Energy Investment Group Co., Ltd. attended the donation ceremony online on behalf of the donor Three Gorges Group. Wu Shengliang said that the Three Gorges Group donated money to the affected people in Pakistan and made a modest contribution to the flood relief in Pakistan. I believe that Pakistan will overcome the flood disaster and rebuild beautiful homeland at an early date.

  According to data released by Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Bureau on the 29th, since mid-June, various disasters caused by heavy rainfall in Pakistan have killed 1,678 people and affected more than 33.04 million people.