Chinese president sends sympathy to Pakistani counterpart over quake

Chinese President Hu Jintao has sent a message of sympathy to his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari over a major earthquake that hit Pakistan’s Balochistan province.

Hu said in the message that he was shocked upon hearing the news of the earthquake and felt pain over the great casualties and property loss in Pakistan.

The Chinese people are very sympathetic to the victims of the earthquake in Pakistan, as they themselves are still recovering from a magnitude-8 quake that rocked China’s Sichuan province in May, Hu said.

The Chinese president extended his condolences to the victims and expressed the belief that the Pakistani people will overcome the difficulties and rebuild their homeland.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi also sent sympathy messages to their Pakistani counterparts on the same day.

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