- PAF plane carries search and rescue team, relief supplies.
- The third plane carrying winter tents, blankets will take off today.
- Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif will go to Turkey to condole with the Turkish President.
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has decided to establish a relief fund to help the victims. Fatal earthquake in Turkey which has claimed more than 3,000 lives and injured thousands.
Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb said after the arrival of aid supplies and rescue team aircraft from Pakistan to Turkey on Tuesday, “To help the victims of the earthquake in Turkey at this difficult time, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has decided to establish the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund.” What is it.”
The federal minister said that the federal cabinet has announced to give one month’s salary while the prime minister has appealed to philanthropists for help.
A devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake has struck Turkey and Syria, killing nearly 5,000 people and injuring countless others.
Pakistan sent a rescue team
Earlier, Pakistan had dispatched two planes carrying a 51-member search and rescue team and relief supplies. Turkey To assist in relief operations.
According to a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) statement, a C-130 Hercules aircraft carrying rescue team members and blankets from PAF Base, Noor Khan has arrived in Istanbul.
“PAF aircraft carrying relief goods from Pakistani people to the earthquake affected brothers in Turkey. The transport fleet of Pakistan Air Force has always been at the forefront to deal with natural calamities and calamities at home and abroad.” Spokesperson of the Foreign Office.
The spokesman said that Pakistan has dispatched essential supplies to the victims, including search and rescue teams, a 30-bed temporary hospital and medicines. The third plane will also leave for the earthquake-affected country.
The rescue team includes a search squad and two technical rescue squads, while a seven-member medical team has also reached Istanbul.
In a separate statement, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said: “As part of Pakistan’s assistance to Turkey, Civilian Search and Rescue (USAR) and Rescue 1122 The team departed from Lahore to Istanbul by PIA flight today.
It said that a second C-130 aircraft carrying winter tents and blankets would depart from Lahore today.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif will visit Turkey.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Turkey on February 9 to offer his condolences to the devastating earthquake in the country.
Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb wrote on Twitter that ‘Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will leave for Ankara tomorrow morning, he will express his condolences to the Turkish President and the people of Turkey for the destruction and loss of life caused by the earthquake. “