Ambassador of Pakistan delivers Pakistan International School’s aid to fire-affected families in Lattakia
Lattakia Governorate received on Wednesday aid from the Pakistan International School in Damascus, presented by the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Damascus , Saeed Muhammad Khan, after a campaign launched at the school in cooperation with the educational and administrative staff there and under the supervision of the Pakistani embassy to support fire-affected citizens.
The aid included school chairs, clothes, food, and stationery requirements , in addition to an amount of five million Syrian pounds that was deposited in the account of the relief committee collected by school students to express their support for their fellow school students at Lattakia schools after the fires which broke out in Lattakia countryside.
Governor of Lattakia Ibrahim Khader Al-Salem affirmed that the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has always stood by Syria and its rights, especially during the terrorist war that was waged against it, adding this initiative expresses the Syrian-Pakistani friendship relations and amity which connects the two peoples.
On his part, Ambassador Muhammad Khan stressed that his country’s government gives great importance to the distinguished and fraternal relations with Syria and it always seeks to strengthen the bonds of cooperation relations between the two peoples and the two governments.
He said that “with the outbreak of fires in the countryside of the province, there was an immediate directive from the Pakistani government to provide what we can to mitigate the impacts of these fires on those affected”.
In turn, Students from the Pakistani International School , who attended handing over the aid, expressed their happiness in supporting their fellow students whose lands were damaged by the fires.
They underscored that they came to Lattakia to stress solidarity with those affected by fire, expressing their hope that lands would return green as they were.
The Pakistani ambassador and the governor of Lattakia visited the Al-Afaf Basic Education School in Lattakia, which received part of the school seats and viewed a number of classes there.
Rawaa Ghanam