RAWALPINDI: General Sahir Shamshad Mirza Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), Services Chiefs and Armed Forces (AFs) of Pakistan offer their deepest empathy and condolences to the earthquake victims in Turkey.
According to ISPR, on the instructions of General Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Pak Army has dispatched two contingents; Urban Search & Rescue Team comprising rescue experts, sniffer dogs, search equipment and a Medical team comprising Army doctors, nursing staff and technicians along with 30 bedded mobile hospital, tentage, blankets and other relief items.
The aid contingents have flown to Adana, Türkiye via special PAF aircraft on night 6/7 February 2023, to undertake relief efforts for Turkish people while working in close coordination with the Turkish Government, armed forces and their Embassy in Islamabad. The contingents will stay there till the completion of relief and rescue operations.
The ISPR said “people and armed forces of Pakistan stand with our Turk brethren and offer all available support in this hour of need.”
