Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf held a meeting with the outgoing Syrian Ambassador Ramez Alraee at the Parliament House in Islamabad on Friday and offered condolences over the deaths and destruction caused by the earthquake in Syria.

The speaker said Pakistan stands with its Syrian brothers and sisters in this difficult time. He said we will do everything to hold the quake victims.

The Syrian ambassador expressed his gratitude for the outpouring of support and condolences from the government and people of Pakistan.