Colombo: On the special directives of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s rescue team has arrived in Colombo via a special C130 plane for flood relief operations in Sri Lanka. Pakistan’s High Commissioner in Sri Lanka, Major General retired Fahim ul Aziz, and Sri Lankan Deputy Minister of Ports received the Pakistani team and assured all possible cooperation.

According to Radio Pakistan, Pakistan has always stood by Sri Lanka in every difficult time and will continue to support it. A relief assistance of 200 tonnes for the flood-affected people of Sri Lanka, provided by the government of Pakistan, will also be arriving soon via sea.