Pakistan dispatches over 200 tons of relief items including winterized blankets to Turkiye
ISLAMABAD
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Saturday dispatched 16 National Logistics Cell (NLC) containers carrying relief goods to quake-hit Turkiye and Syria.
The NDMA spokesperson informed that the relief items were sent on the instructions of the Prime Minister from Lahore.
The relief goods included tents and blankets as they were the most-sought after items owing to the winter season.
Federal Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique, Federal Education Minister Rana Tanveer and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Ata Tarar sent the relief consignment.
The goods will arrive via Iran to Turkiye and Syria in 10 days.
In line with Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif’s directive, about 200.7 tons of relief assistance including 18 tons of winterized tents had been sent to the quake-affected people of the brotherly country Turkiye.
The request for tents was made by the Turkish government to save hundreds of thousands of the quake-affected people who were bracing the severe cold.
So far, different flights of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Pakistan Air Force (PAF) have delivered 200.7 tons of relief goods including winterized blankets to the quake-affected populace of Turkiye.
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These relief assistance consignments included tents, blankets and other items.
Pakistan dispatches over 200 tons of relief items including winterized blankets to Turkiye
Sharing the latest details of the quake, the Turkish health minister informed media that more than 20,213 people had lost their lives in the 10 affected provinces while 80,052 others were injured.
A total of 67 survivors were also rescued from the rubble in the last 24 hours. 1666 aftershocks were recorded so far in the aftermath of two massive tremors that brought unprecedented destruction in Turkiye.
According to experts, Turkiye lies on two fault lines. The recent double earthquake was far more intense than anything seen since 1939. The first quake registered a magnitude 7.8, followed by another of 7.5 tremor.
