Friday, October 21, 2005

SOUTH ASIAN QUAKE: TURKEY PLEDGES $150M AID

"SOUTH ASIAN QUAKE: TURKEY PLEDGES $150M AID
Islamabad, 21 Oct. (AKI/DAWN) - Turkey has announced a relief package of 150 million US dollars for the quake-hit people of Pakistan. The package, the biggest donation by one country, was announced by Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan who is the first foreign leader to visit the earthquake zone. The relief package will include financial assistance of 100 million dollars and relief goods worth 50 million dollars, including one million blankets, 50,000 tonnes of flour and 25,000 tonnes of sugar. "

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