Islamabad: First batch of relief items from Pakistan reached Turkiye, Pakistan Air Force spokesperson said. “Pakistan Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft carrying members of search and rescue teams and blankets from PAF Base, Nur Khan has landed in Turkiye,” he said in statement.

PAF aircraft is carrying relief goods from people of Pakistan for earthquake affected brethren of Turkiye, spokesperson added.

An official 51-member Pakistani rescue team to set to touchdown in Istanbul, Minister Saad Rafiq said on Twitter. “PK-707 will depart from Lahore for Istanbul with the Pakistani rescue team and their special equipment,” he tweeted, adding that measures for delivery of relief items had also been completed.

Earlier, Pakistan Army’s media wing said that two contingents; urban search and rescue team comprising rescue experts, sniffer dogs, search equipment and Medical team comprising Army doctors, nursing staff and technicians along with 30 bedded mobile hospital, tentage, blankets and other relief items had been dispatched to Turkiye. 

“Aid contingents have flown to Adana via special Pakistan Air Force aircraft on night of February 6-7, 2023, to undertake relief efforts for Turkish people while working in close coordination with Turkish government, AFs and their Embassy in Islamabad,” statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations said.

Published in The Daily National Courier, February, 08 2023

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