TEHRAN-- As a gesture of goodwill and friendship with the government and the people of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the government of Pakistan has sent relief assistance for the victims of the recent devastating earthquake in some parts of Iran.

An AC-130 aircraft carrying 2500 blankets, 200 tents and essential lifesaving medicines arrived from Islamabad, at the Tehran International Mehrabad Airport, yesterday.

The relief assistance reflects the close brotherly ties between the two countries.

Syed Tariq Ali Bukhari, Deputy Minister for Cabinet Affairs and Muhammad Ilyas Khan, Director General of the Emergency Relief Cell, accompanied the relief goods from Pakistan. Mr. Javid Husain, Ambassador of Pakistan in Tehran, received the relief consignment at the airport and handed it over to the Iranian authorities. Mohammad Hussain Moghimi, Deputy Interior Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran received the relief consignment on behalf of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.