Government officials such as Punjab Housing Minister MP Mian Bilal Yaseen, representatives of Al-Khidmat Foundation and officers of NDMA and Ministry of Foreign Affairs were present at the event. PHOTO: PTV
A special flight carrying 100 tons of tents and tarpaulins was sent for Palestinians in Gaza on the directive of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
The shipment was organized by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in coordination with the Alkhidmat Foundation and was flown from Lahore to El Arish International Airport for further delivery, according to the state television channel. Radio Pakistan Monday.
A farewell ceremony was held at Allama Iqbal International Airport in the presence of Punjab Housing Minister MPA Mian Bilal Yasin, officials of the Ministry of External Affairs and representatives of NDMA.
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The NDMA says the flight is the country’s 28th relief shipment to Gaza, and the cumulative aid figure stands at 2,727 tonnes.
Pakistan began sending humanitarian flights via Egypt soon after the conflict began in October 2023, when Hamas launched attacks on Israel on October 7, triggering Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. The first batch of humanitarian aid – 100 tonnes of medical supplies, tents and blankets – left Islamabad for Egypt on October 19, 2023, before being transferred to Gaza.
The route via El-Arish has also been used for transfers to relief networks: in January 2024, a Pakistani plane arrived in El-Arish carrying 20 tonnes, with the aid being handed over to the Egyptian Red Crescent for onward delivery to the Palestinian Red Crescent in Gaza.
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A ceasefire agreement was signed in October 2025, aimed at ending the fighting and caring for hostages and prisoners, although Israel has continually violated and broken the ceasefire agreement and limited aid on tightly controlled routes.
