Pakistan offers assistance to India to deal with COVID-19 crisis
Pakistan late Saturday night offered medical assistance to neighboring India, which is battling with one of the worst coronavirus crises in the world.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said in a Twitter post, On behalf of the people of Pakistan, I extend our heartfelt sympathies to the affected families in India and, as a gesture of solidarity with them, Pakistan offered to provide ventilators, digital X-ray machines and personal protective equipment.
The archrival neighbors have had very tense ties since August 2019 when India annexed its portion of the disputed territory of Kashmir.
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He, however, said that the organisation will run its activities in future through a convening commitee.
Meer Edris, assistant organising secretary of Hefajat-e-Islam, told The Daily Star that the decision was taken in light of the current situation and they will reorganise.
On November 15, 2020, Junayed Babunagari was declared Hefajat amir at the end of its council held at Darul Ulum Moinul Islam Hathazari Madrasa in Chattogram. Before this committee was announced, Junayed served Hefajat as its secretary general.
The council was held around two months after the death of Hefajat amir Ahmed Shafi, who passed away in September.
Soon after the formation of the new committee, Hefajat hogged the headlines as it strongly opposed the construction of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman s sculpture in the capital and made anti-government statements.