ISLAMABAD – In an unprecedented move, Pakistan Military gives PPE gifts tothe US Military amid coronavirus pandemic.
Pakistan’s Armed Forces have gifted Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) tothe US as a gesture of solidarity amid the coronavirus pandemic, accordingto the Pakistani embassy.
The consignment of PPE arrived via a C-130 flight from Islamabad, whichlanded at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland, Wednesday afternoon.
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US, Dr Asad Majeed Khan, and senior officersof the embassy’s Defence Wing were present at the airport. Also presentwere David Helvey, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defence for Indo-PacificSecurity Affairs, and other American officials.
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In his remark on the occasion, Ambassador Khan referred to the historicties between the people of two countries and their armed forces. He saidthat security forces of both countries had fought together in the globalwar on terrorism and stand together in fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
This, the Pakistani envoy said, was a manifestation of the longstanding andclose cooperation between the armed forces of both countries, particularlyin dealing with the natural calamity, as both Pakistan and the US remainclosely engaged in combating COVID-19, he added.
