Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb Wednesday said relief goods were being dispatched to Afghanistan immediately for the victims of earthquake, which had claimed several lives, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had directed for urgent emergency supplies, including food, camps, blankets and other essential items, for Afghan earthquake victims, she said in a news statement.

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), on the prime minister’s instructions, arranged relief goods in collaboration with other stakeholders.