PAKISTAN HAS DISPATCHED A CONSIGNMENT OF RELIEF GOODS TO VICTIMS OF AN EARTHQUAKE IN IRAN THAT KILLED 70 PEOPLE AND RENDERED THOUSANDS HOMELESS, OFFICIALS SAID. IT IS THE FIRST CONSIGNMENT FROM PAKISTAN TO EXPRESS SOLIDARITY AND SYMPATHY WITH IRANIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO WERE AFFECTED BY THIS EARTHQUAKE. THE 12 TONS OF RELIEF GOODS COMPRISING BLANKETS AND FOOD ITEMS INCLUDING RICE AND COOKING OIL, WERE SENT IN A C-130 MILITARY PLANE. PAKISTAN AIR FORCE (PAF) MADE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO SEND THE RELIEF CONSIGNMENT. --MORE 10 44 LOCAL TIME 07 44 GMT
