Pakistan Army troops depart for quake-hit Turkiye

• Rescue Team and and medical team also left for Turkey.
• 30-bed mobile hospital has also been sent to Turkey.
• Armed forces expressed sympathy with earthquake victims.

RAWALPINDI: Two troops of the Pakistan Army have departed for Turkey on the instruction of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir for rescue and relief operations after a massive earthquake jolts Turkey and resulted in thousands of deaths.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations(ISPR), among the troops going to Turkey, the Urban Search and Rescue Team includes experts, tracking dogs, and modern equipment, while a medical team consisting of army doctors, nursing staff, and technicians also left for Turkey.

ISPR said that a 30-bed mobile hospital has also been sent to Turkey earthquake victims, while tents, blankets, and other relief items have also been sent as relief supplies.

ISPR said that the rescue teams left for Turkey last night by a special aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force, while rescue and relief activities are being carried out in close coordination with the Turkish government, armed forces, and the embassy in Islamabad.

ISPR said that Pakistani support troops will remain in the earthquake-affected areas of Turkey until the completion of rescue and relief work.

According to ISPR, the people and armed forces of Pakistan stand with the Turkish brothers and will provide all possible help to the Turkish brothers in this hour of need.

ISPR said that Pakistan’s armed forces and military leadership have expressed sympathy and condolences to the victims of the Turkish earthquake.

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ISPR said that Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Sahir Shamshad Mirza expressed his heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the Turkish victims, and the heads of the three armed forces have also expressed deep sympathy to the earthquake victims in Turkey.