We are deeply saddened to learn about the loss of precious human lives due to floods in China: FO Spokesperson

ISLAMABAD, August 11 (SABAH): Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch has said that we are deeply saddened to learn about the loss of precious human lives due to floods in China.
In a statement issued on Friday FO Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that our thoughts and sympathies are with the affected people and the bereaved families.

She said that in this difficult time, 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 said.

Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that like China, Pakistan is also confronting the adverse impacts of climate change manifested in heat-waves, torrential rains and floods. She said that 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.