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Third Indian consignment of relief goods to Pakistan

    New Delhi: The Indian Government flagged off the third consignment of relief material for earthquake victims in Pakistan on Monday. The train carrying the 182 tonnes consignment in six wagons was flagged off by Dilip Sinha, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, who is in charge of the Iran-Pakistan- Afgahnistan (IPA) desk. Talking to reporters after flagging off the train, which included 100 tonnes of fortified biscuits, 10 tonnes of medicines, 9.5 tonnes of plastic sheets, 250 tents and 26 tonnes of blankets, Sinha said that the consignment would reach Lahore via the Wagah border crossing on Tuesday morning. Asked whether the Indian Government would be sending more aid to Pakistan, Sinha said: "We have sent three consignments of aid to Pakistan so far. Should the Pakistan Government request us to send more aid, we would be happy to do so." Earlier, the first consignment of the relief material (25 tonnes) was sent by air on October 10 and the second consignment of 68 tonnes by train on October 14.

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