A signing ceremony was held on Wednesday in Islamabad regarding China's donation of medical instruments and other facilities worth 60,000 dollars to Pakistan.

Present at the ceremony on behalf of their respective governments were Mao Siwei, China's charge d'affaires to Pakistan and Ahmed Jawad, Additional Secretary of Pakistan's Economic Affairs Division.

The donation of the medical facilities was among the pledges made by the Chinese government at the international donors' conference held in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Nov. 19.

At the conference, China announced a concessional loan of 300 million US dollars to fund reconstruction and rehabilitation plans in earthquake-hit areas of Pakistan, including the repair of Karakoram Highway, the provision of health and educational facilities in Balakot of the North West Frontier Province, and the establishment of a network of seismic stations throughout Pakistan.

In late October, China International Search and Rescue (CISAR) established a field hospital at Balakot equipped with medical instruments and other facilities and gave medical care to the affectees there.

On Nov. 15, before leaving Balakot after completing its mission, CISAR donated its medical facilities to the local authorities.

Source: Xinhua