China finishes shipment of relief goods for Pakistani quake victims
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-11-09 01:30

China has shipped its 10th batch of emergency disaster relief goods to Islamabad, capital of Pakistan,Wednesday night, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

The ministry said China has shipped all the emergency disaster relief goods and equipment to the neighboring country, including 4,674 tents, 24,000 bedquilts, 24,000 padded mattress, 9,200 blankets, 24,000 bedsheets and 900 power generating units.

The goods and equipment weigh 800 tons, the ministry said in a statement.

China has offered 26.73 million US dollars worth of materials, cash and medical services in three batches to Pakistan after a powerful earthquake measuring 7.8 on Richter Scale jolted Pakistanon Oct. 8.

A total of 1,911 tons of relief goods have been airlifted to Pakistan from China by 24 planes since then, according to the statement.