ISLAMABAD, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday called his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to express Pakistani nation's grief and support in the wake of last weekend's earthquake.

    The earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck Yogyakarta of Indonesia on May 27, which has claimed more than 5,000 lives and caused widespread destruction.

    "The government and the people of Pakistan fully share Indonesia's sorrow over the loss of lives and will extend all support to their Indonesian brethren in overcoming this disaster,"said Musharraf, according to an official statement.

    He informed Yudhoyono that another consignment of relief goods worth one million U.S. dollars is on the way to Indonesia.

    Pakistan has already rushed a planeload of relief goods including medicine, blankets, food and tents to Indonesia, following the earthquake.

    Musharraf assured Yudhoyono of continued cooperation in its relief efforts and gratefully recalled Indonesia's assistance to Pakistan in dealing with the aftermath of October 8, 2005 earthquake catastrophe, the statement said. Enditem