Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:48pm on 02 Dec 2025,Tuesday International
Pakistan faces diplomatic embarrassment after sending expired relief supplies to cyclone-devastated Sri Lanka, with images showing food and medical items marked with October 2024 expiry dates going viral online. Sri Lankan officials flagged the unusable consignment and raised concerns with Islamabad through formal and informal channels. This isn't Pakistan's first aid controversy in 2021, relief material routed through Pakistan to Afghanistan arrived contaminated and damaged. The incident occurred as Cyclone Ditwah's death toll reached 334 in Sri Lanka, with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake declaring a state of emergency. Meanwhile, India deployed Operation Sagar Bandhu, delivering 53 tons of relief materials, NDRF teams, and naval vessels to assist the devastated nation.
