On the instructions of COAS General Syed Asim Munir, the Pakistan Army has dispatched two contingents: the Urban Search and Rescue Team for the relief activities in Turkiye after a deadly earthquake hit Turkiye and Syria.
According to details, the Army teams comprise rescue experts, sniffer dogs, a medical team, Army doctors, nursing staff, and technicians, along with a 30-bed mobile hospital. Furthermore, the teams are also carrying relief goods, including tents, blankets, and others, for the earthquake victims in Turkiye.
The aid contingents have flown to Adana, Turkey, via special PAF aircraft to undertake relief efforts for Turkish people while working in close coordination with the Turkish Government, AFs, and their Embassy in Islamabad. The contingents will remain there until all relief and rescue efforts have been completed.
Meanwhile, by PAF C-130, the Chairman of the NDMA, Lt. Gen. Inam Haider Malik, sent three tonnes of emergency assistance supplies to Turkey and Syria. The NDMA Team, along with the Pakistan Armed Forces and federal stakeholders, is in constant communication with diplomatic channels on both ends.
