WASHINGTON – The United States has announced to send a military aid missionto the flood-ravaged Pakistan, US Central Command (Centcom) said in astatement.
“CENTCOM is sending an assessment team to Islamabad to determine whatpotential support DoD can provide to USAID as part of the United States’assistance to the flooding crisis in Pakistan,” read the official statement.
CENTCOM command GEN Michael “Erik” Kurilla made the announcement in atelephonic conversation with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) GeneralQamar Javed Bajwa. He also expressed his condolences for the people ofPakistan amidst catastrophic floods.
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Monsoon rains have flooded large swathes of Pakistan, claiming nearly 1,200lives since June and displacing thousands of people as their houses andlivelihood were swept away by floods.
