Pakistan on Wednesday dispatched 105 tonnes of humanitarian relief to Afghanistan following a telephone call between Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.

The consignment includes food, medicines, tents, blankets and bubble mats to support victims of the recent earthquakes, according to the government.

“We extend our deepest condolences and prayers for the victims and wish a speedy recovery to the injured,” Dar said in a statement, adding that “Pakistan stands in solidarity with the brotherly people of Afghanistan in this difficult time.”

A magnitude-6.0 earthquake hit the Afghanistan on Sunday, leaving residents huddled in the open air for fear of powerful aftershocks and desperately trying to pull people from under flatten

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