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Canada, South Korea assure all possible assistance for quake affectees
ISLAMABAD, Nov.14 : The Parliamentarians of Canada, South Korea expressed profound grief over the loss of precious human lives and the damage caused to the infrastructure. The members of the delegation assured that, as far as possible, the two countries would extend all possible assistance for providing relief to the affectees and also assist the AJK Government in the reconstruction process.
A-9 member delegation of Asia-Pacific Parliamentarians Conference on Environment and Development (APPCED) comprising Parliamentarians from Canada & South Korea separately called on the AJK President, Sardar Muhammad Anwar and the AJK Prime Minister, Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan and discussed the post earthquake situation in Azad Jammu Kashmir.
Senator Zafar Iqbal Chaudhry, Secretary General APPCED; Senator Muhammad Amjad Abbas, Vice President APPCED; Senator Dr. Nighat Agha and Secretary Senate, Raja Muhammad Amin accompanied the delegation.The AJK President, Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan and the Prime Minister of AJK, Sardar Sikandar Hayat Khan apprised the delegation of the losses in terms of human lives, property and the infrastructure caused by the recent earthquake and the measures being taken to overcome the losses.
Earlier, the APPCED delegation visited various relief camps in Muzaffarabad, met the affected persons and sympathized with them. The members of the delegation distributed relief goods among the affectees including warm clothes. The visit of the APPCED delegation is being coordinated by Senate Secretariat.