Staff Reporter
Karachi
Keeping the tradition of serving the nation during natural calamities, Pakistan Air Force came to the succor of rain affected families of Karachi. According to press released issued on Monday, on the special instructions of Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force, PAF Bases situated in Karachi are actively participating in relief operations in the rain affected areas.
Pakistan Air Force besides actively participating in relief efforts in flood like situation in some parts of the city is also reaching out to the needy families whose houses have been inundated in the natural calamity.
As a humanitarian gesture, ration packs carrying basic food items and commodities such as flour, rice, sugar, oil, pulses etc were distributed amongst over 1000 needy families of the worst hit areas in the recent torrential rains.
In the first phase ration packs were delivered in various low lying areas in the vicinity of PAF Base Faisal and PAF Base Masroor, including Grex, Masroor Colony, Budhni Goth, Haji Muhammad Goth, Musharraf Colony, Bilal Colony, Shah Faisal Colony and Al-Falah Society.
Meanwhile Pakistan Navy continues relief operation in rain-hit areas of Karachi and Sindh and teams of Pakistan Navy besides rescue operation, provided cooked food, necessary ration items and established medical care centers for assistance of distressed populous. Pakistan Navy has augmented relief and rescue activities in Karachi and Badin, Sindh. Pakistan Navy assisted repairing of LBOD overflow/ leakage in coordination with civil administration at District Badin.
Different areas were also de-flooded. Relief and rescue efforts were launched at various parts of Karachi and citizens were shifted to safer places. Hundreds of cooked food packets were distributed amongst the traumatized families in rain-hit area of Younis Abad & Kakka Pir, Nazimabad and Surjani Town. Additionally, thousands of bags containing necessary food items were also distributed in Surjani Town, Yaro khan Goth, Yousaf Goth, khamesso Goth covering diverse localities at Karachi and relief camps at District Badin.
Medical Camps established at Badin were reinforced with additional doctors and medics of Pakistan Navy. Mobile medical teams visited various localities and provided treatment and medicines to over 1000 patients. Medical assistance was also extended to residents, forced to remain confined at their homes due widespread flooding in Defence and Clifton areas. Pakistan Navy’s rescue & relief operation continues in Karachi and Sindh, to extend all out support in rain-hit areas.
