emerge out of the crisis. \u201cAnd so will our brothers in Syria.\u201d<\/p>\n
He stated that the 220 million people of Pakistan were standing with the people of Turkiye in these testing times.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe night the earthquake was reported, I called President Erdogan and told him that the people of Pakistan, as brothers and Muslims, will help the quake victims as much as possible.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe relation of Turkiye and Pakistan goes back to centuries,\u201d PM Shehbaz remarked, promising that the country will never abandon Turkiye.<\/p>\n
He recalled that during the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, Turkiye had stepped up and supported the country until the \u201clast man was moved home\u201d. \u201cToday, we have to move forward with the same passion.\u201d<\/p>\n
The premier revealed that an air bridge had already been established between Pakistan and Turkiye through which medical teams and other relief aid were being dispatched to the country.<\/p>\n
He said that a Pakistan International Airline (PIA) flight carrying 20 tons of supplies, including winterised tents, will depart on Friday morning while another special flight with 100 tons of relief goods was expected to leave in a couple of hours.<\/p>\n
Another 144 tonnes of relief aid will also be sent in the upcoming days.<\/p>\n
\u201cYesterday, I called the chief ministers of all the provinces and requested them to open centres for aid. They will collect the relief aid and send it to NDMA. Similarly, the donations will be transferred to the Prime Minister\u2019s account.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have also told them that students in schools across the country should donate Rs10 per child for their Turkish brothers and sisters,\u201d he said, elaborating that pupils in colleges and universities can donate Rs15-Rs20 each.<\/p>\n
PM Shehbaz added that he had requested religious leaders to pray for the quake victims in mosques across the country today and appeal for donations.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, I urge the people of Pakistan, especially businessmen, traders, welfare organisations and philanthropists, to step forward and help the Turkish people,\u201d he appealed, highlighting that this was the time to display the love Pakistan had for Turkiye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
emerge out of the crisis. \u201cAnd so will our brothers in Syria.\u201d He stated that the 220 million people of Pakistan were standing with the people of Turkiye in these testing times. \u201cThe night the earthquake was reported, I called President Erdogan and told him that the people of Pakistan, as brothers and Muslims, will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":312881,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-312877","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n