ISLAMABAD: The situation in India is very serious due to the Corona virus, after which Pakistan formally offered assistance in solidarity with neighboring India, which is in a severe crisis due to the Corona virus.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said in a message on social networking site Twitter that Pakistan formally offers assistance in solidarity with the people of India during the current epidemic of Covid 19.
He said that Pakistan believes in the policy of giving priority to humanity and India will be provided with ventilators, digital X-ray machine and other necessary safety equipment.
The Foreign Office said in a statement that the relevant authorities of Pakistan and India would work on a mechanism to provide relief goods to India as soon as possible and further co-operate in tackling the challenges posed by the epidemic. We will work out a plan of action.
Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan had expressed solidarity with the people of neighboring India, which is suffering from the Corona virus.
He expressed solidarity with the Indian people in a tweet on a social networking site, saying “the Indian people are facing a dangerous wave of Corona.”
“All over the world, including India, pray for the speedy recovery of the Corona victims, while we must work together to meet the global challenge facing humanity,” he said.
The hashtag ‘IndiaNeedsOxygen’ was seen trending in Pakistan yesterday and Prime Minister Imran Khan was urged to send aid to India on humanitarian grounds.
On the other hand, Faisal Edhi, son of well-known social leader Abdul Sattar Edhi and chairman of the Edhi Foundation, in a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressed concern over the crisis in Corona and offered help.
He offered to send 50 ambulances and a team of volunteers to India, saying he was ready to lead a team of volunteers.
It should be noted that a record number of cases are being reported in India with each passing day and the supply of oxygen in hospitals has decreased.
In the last 24 hours, 346,786 cases were reported in India while 2,624 deaths were reported. So far, 16.6 million people have been infected with the virus in India and 190,000 have died.
Experts say it will take three weeks for the epidemic to reach its peak and that the number of people infected and killed by the virus could still be higher than reported.
The Indian government has come under fire for failing to tackle a new wave of the virus, while the opposition has been sharply criticized for holding election rallies alongside the country’s largest religious festival, Kumbh Mela. Face to face
In New Delhi, the worst-hit capital of India, many hospitals have appealed to the administration and the government to provide immediate oxygen due to lack of oxygen.
On Friday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a press conference to help him get oxygen, saying a big tragedy could happen here.
