Pakistan’s military leadership has expressed deep sympathy with the people affected by the severe earthquake in Turkey, said the army’s media wing as it announced that two Pakistan Army aid teams have left to lend their support to rescue efforts presently underway.
The aid teams left in the wee hours of Tuesday on a special Pakistan Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft and arrived in Turkey during the morning hours. They are scheduled to remain there until the completion of the operation.
According to the ISPR, the support from Pakistan Army includes the Urban Search and Rescue Team, which includes specialists, sniffer dogs, search equipment, and a medical team comprising army doctors, nursing staff and technicians.
