Saudi Gazette report

JEDDAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman offered condolences and sympathy to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari over the victims of the floods in northern Pakistan, which resulted in scores of deaths, injuries, and missing persons.

In a cable sent to President Zardari, the King said: “We have learned of the news of the floods in the north of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and the resulting deaths, injuries and missing persons. As we send our deepest condolences and sincere sympathy to you, the families of the deceased and the people of Pakistan, we ask God Almighty to shower His mercy and forgiveness on the deceased, as well as to bestow their families with patience and solace, to grant the injured a speedy recovery, and to return the missing persons safe and sound,” the King said while praying to God to protect the people of Pakistan from all harm and misfortune.

In a similar cable of condolences sent to Zardari, the Crown Prince expressed his deepest sympathy for the victims of the floods. “I offer my deepest condolences and sincere sympathy to you and to the families of all the deceased, asking God Almighty to have mercy on the deceased, grant a speedy recovery to all the injured, and return the missing safely,” he said.

More than 300 people were killed in northern Pakistan after two days of heavy rains and flash floods. The deluge hit the remote mountainous northern part of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, with cloud bursts, flash floods, lightning strikes and landslides in the deadliest downpour of this year’s monsoon season.