The UAE has begun operating an air bridge to transport humanitarian aid to those affected by the monsoon flooding in Pakistan.
The death toll has reached 1,061 since June, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Monday, with 28 more people having died in the past 24 hours.
The crisis has forced the government to declare a state of emergency, mobilise the army for relief efforts and call for international assistance.
Villages with weak infrastructure from the Sindh province to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have been affected so far, with rescue teams struggling to access many areas.
The UAE's Ministry of Defence, represented by the Joint Operations Command, is overseeing the delivery of relief aid from the Emirates, which includes shelter materials, humanitarian needs, food and medical parcels.
Hamad Obaid Al Zaabi, the UAE's ambassador to Pakistan, said the first Emirati relief aid plane flew on Monday morning to Pakistan and will be followed by several more in the coming days to provide support.
The aid is being delivered following directives issued by President Sheikh Mohamed to provide all forms of support to Pakistan.
Mr Al Zaabi said the provision of aid underlines the strength of relations between the two countries.
On Saturday, Sheikh Mohamed ordered 3,000 tonnes of food supplies and other humanitarian aid to be delivered to Pakistan.
The UAE aid includes about 3,000 tonnes of food supplies, medical and pharmaceutical items, and tents and shelter materials.
Teams from the UAE will also provide humanitarian support.
The death toll is likely to rise because hundreds of villages in the mountainous north have been cut off by flood-swollen rivers washing away roads and bridges, AFP reported.
The annual monsoon is essential for irrigating crops and replenishing lakes and dams across the Indian subcontinent but it also brings destruction.
Officials say this year's flooding has affected more than 33 million people — one in seven Pakistanis — destroying or badly damaging nearly a million homes.
The NDMA said more than two million acres of cultivated crops had been wiped out, with 3,457 kilometres of roads destroyed and 157 bridges washed away.
Pakistan flood's death toll rises — in pictures
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A man clears mud off his property in the aftermath of floods in Charsadda District, Pakistan. EPA -
A man wades through floodwater carrying his granddaughter on his back in Charsadda. Reuters -
People affected by floods wait to receive food in Charsadda District. EPA -
A man holding a baby wades through a flooded area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. EPA -
People wade through water in Sanghar District. EPA -
A displaced boy peeks through a hole in a plastic shelter after fleeing his flood-hit home on the outskirts of Peshawar. AP Photo -
A displaced boy who fled his flood-hit home carries food rations as he wades through water. AP Photo -
Personnel from the Pakistan Navy rescue people from the floods in the Dadu district of Farid Abad village in Sindh province. EPA -
A man carries his sick daughter along a road damaged by flood waters following heavy monsoon rains in the Madian area of Pakistan's northern Swat Valley. AFP -
People forced from their homes gather at a road damaged by flood waters following monsoon rains in the Madian area of Pakistan's northern Swat Valley. AFP -
Tents set along a road provide temporary shelter during monsoon rains in Sukkur, Sindh province. AFP -
A man is given food by the Pakistan Army during relief operations in the Rajanpur district of Punjab. AP -
People are moved away from a flood-hit area of the Rajanpur district of Punjab by soliders. AP -
Troops distribute food and other essentials to the displaced people of flood-hit Rajanpur district in Punjab. AP -
People affected by floods triggered by heavy rains survey their damaged houses on the outskirts of Quetta, Balochistan province, Pakistan. EPA -
Thousands of people living near flood-swollen rivers in Pakistan's north have been ordered to leave their homes as the death toll from devastating monsoon rains approaches 1,000. AFP -
A woman goes through her belongings next to the ruins of her house after heavy monsoon rains in Rajanpur district, Punjab province. AFP -
Soldiers distribute food to people affected by floods, near a makeshift camp in Rajanpur. AFP -
Rescue workers evacuate people from flood-hit homes in the district. AFP -
A doctor checks a child at a makeshift medical camp in Sanghar District, Sindh Province. EPA -
A villager uses cots to save usable items salvaged from his flood-hit home, in Jaffarabad district, Balochistan province. AP -
People take refuge by a highway after fleeing from their homes in Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. AFP -
The heavy rains are expected to continue, bringing more hardship for those displaced. AFP -
Partially submerged houses in Charsadda district. AFP -
Volunteers from the Chhipa Welfare Association carry goods for distribution to flood victims following heavy rains, in Karachi. EPA -
A damaged bridge in Quetta. EPA -
A partially damaged homestead in Jaffarabad. AP -
Pakistan's government has appealed for relief assistance from the international community. AP -
A damaged road in Quetta. AFP -
A satellite dish is used to move children across a flooded area in Jaffarabad district. AFP
