Islamabad, April 1 -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed condolences to his Myanmar counterpart, Min Aung Hlaing, over the recent earthquake and said that the country will send about 70 tonnes of humanitarian aid, Pakistani media reported.
The humanitarian aid is expected to arrive in two batches over the next two days, the Geo TV broadcaster reported on Monday.
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, with tremors felt in Bangladesh, India, Laos, China and Thailand. The quake damaged underground oil pipelines, local authorities said on Saturday, adding that power lines had also been cut and oil tankers were arriving on the country's shores to ease fuel shortages. A number of countries, including Russia and Bela...