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Jolie and Pitt begin Pakistan trip

Pitt and Jolie - Meeting earthquake survivors on visit
Pitt and Jolie - Meeting earthquake survivors on visit

Hollywood stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrived in Pakistan yesterday on their UNHCR mission to meet survivors of the 8 October earthquake.

Jolie, a goodwill ambassador for UNHCR since 2001, travelled to Balakot, a devastated town in the Northwest Frontier Province.

A UNHCR statement said the actress "participated in an airlift of food, blankets and tarpaulins to a remote village".

Jolie has travelled to more than 20 countries since becoming a goodwill ambassador.

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