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China red cross donates $50,000 to Pakistan quake victims

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-10-31 16:30

ISLAMABAD -- The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) on Friday donated $50,000 to Pakistan's earthquake victims, which have amounted to more than 300 in northern part of southwestern Balochistan province.

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Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Luo Zhaohui presented a check of $50,000 to Saeed Ahmed Qureshi, chairman of the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS).

Pakistan has offered much help to China when a major earthquake hit southwestern China in May, and China is just doing the same thing, said Luo.

The Chinese government on Thursday donated $one million to Pakistan.

Reports said that the death toll from Wednesday's earthquake in Pakistan's Balochistan province has crossed 300.