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He also lauded the unabated support by His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces to the project and to the follow up by H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs. He emphasised that their support and follow up formulated a wise vision for humanitarian and development planning and determined the excellent implementation of127 development projects in Pakistan.

He expressed thanks to the President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, the Pakistani Army Command, and other government and civil agencies for the cooperation, assistance and contribution they extended to PAP's plans and objectives for the best interest of the people of Pakistan.

For his part, the Ambassador of the UAE to Pakistan, Essa Abdullah al Basha Al Nuaimi, said with the inauguration of this important infrastructure project in Swat Valley and through the continued follow-up, it is clear that the esteemed instructions by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to help Pakistan, have been well planned and implemented according to the highest standards to help elevate the life quality of people in northwestern Pakistan in both Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Bajure and Swat where areas have been affected by floods in 2010.

"It is a drop in the sea of aid provided by the UAE to its friendly country over the period of more than 4 decades. The wise leadership of UAE has been able through assistance program which is about to finish, almost completed 98% contains 127 projects in health, education, drinking water and infrastructure sectors such as construction of the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Bridge and another bridge named the Sheikh Khalifa Bridge which was inaugurated last year, to convey a message to the Pakistani nation that the UAE is always there to stand by them and support them with development and humanitarian projects continuously in order to develop their livelihood level and the future of their generations," he said.

"There is a continued appreciation from our brotherly officials in Pakistan and on the top of them is the President of Pakistan and also the project has attracted admiration of the foreign national and the international delegations at Pakistan by its unique style, timeline and goals. This is what we, the UAE sons, are proud of by helping our friends and brothers. It is based on the firm belief of the wise leadership, namely President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Their Highness, Supreme Council members, His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and rulers of the Emirates, who all believe in the values and principles of our religion and the noble traits of Arab personality," Al Nuaimi added.

Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2013.