Overview
- Radio Pakistan reports the special flight departed Lahore for Egypt’s El Arish on the directive of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
- The shipment was organized by the National Disaster Management Authority in coordination with Alkhidmat Foundation for onward delivery to Gaza.
- NDMA states this consignment is the 28th since 2023, bringing Pakistan’s cumulative aid to 2,727 tonnes.
- A send-off ceremony at Allama Iqbal International Airport included Punjab minister Mian Bilal Yasin, Foreign Ministry officials and NDMA representatives.
- Past deliveries via El Arish have been handed to the Egyptian Red Crescent for transfer to the Palestinian Red Crescent, and reporting notes access remains tightly controlled with disputed claims of ceasefire violations.