Pakistan 'deeply saddened' over loss of precious lives in China floods

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday expressed its deep concerns and dismay over the loss of precious human lives due to floods in China, saying it was ready to provide utmost support and humanitarian assistance to China in the difficult hour.

In a statement issued here, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said: "We are deeply saddened to learn about the loss of precious human lives due to floods in China. Our thoughts and sympathies are with the affected people and the bereaved families."

The FO spokesperson, who herself has served as Charge d'Affaires in Beijing, said that in these difficult times, Pakistan stands ready to provide utmost support and humanitarian assistance to China.

"We are confident that led by the Chinese leadership, and due to strong will and conviction of the Chinese people, China would soon surmount this temporary difficulty," she maintained.

The spokesperson further stated that like China, Pakistan was also confronting the adverse impacts of climate change manifested in heat-waves, torrential rains and floods.

"Pakistan stands ready to work with China to achieve our shared objectives of mitigating climate change, and up-grading our respective capacity for disaster management and prevention," she added.