Pakistan will dispatch three planes-load of COVID-19 relief goods to Iraq, on the directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

According to the Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry, the first plane-load was dispatched yesterday and the next two consignments will be sent in the coming week.

He said Pakistan and Iraq have long-standing fraternal ties rooted firmly in shared faith and values.

He said the government and people of Pakistan stand by their Iraqi brethren in this difficult time, he added.