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ISLAMABAD (92 News) - On the appeal of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a plane carrying relief goods for the flood affected people of Pakistan from the France landed at Islamabad on Saturday. Minister for National Health Services Abdul Qadir Patel received the assistance at Islamabad International Airport. Speaking on the occasion, Abdul Qadir Patel expressed his gratitude to the French government for standing by Pakistan and extending support to it in this difficult hour. Abdul Qadir Patel said that the relief goods sent by France also include medicines and big dewatering pumps. “France has also sent a team of doctors and experts. Pakistan values French assistance for flood victims.” Abdul Qadar Patel said that the federal government in coordination with provincial governments is working tirelessly for relief and rehabilitation of affected population. “We are using all available resources for the provision of medical facility to the flood victims,” he concluded. Source l

A 16 year-old elephant, Madhubala, reacts after receiving a dart for sedation before undergoing a dental procedure at the zoo in Karachi, Pakistan August 17, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro KARACHI: Madhubala, a 16-year-old elephant in Pakistan suffering for years from dental infection and pain caused by a broken tusk, finally got relief on Wednesday after undergoing treatment while under unique standing sedation. Madhubala is one of four African elephants being treated in Karachi by an eight-member team from global animal welfare group Four Paws, which in 2020 relocated Kaavan — an elephant dubbed the world's loneliest — to Cambodia from Islamabad. Their visit follows an order by the Sindh High Court (SHC) in Karachi last year for Four Paws to assess the health of the animals after local animal rights activists had raised concerns in court about their well-being. Named after a legendary Indian actress, Madhubala's eyes were taped shut, her legs tied to side-grills to s