RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army has been carrying on rescue and relief operations in the quake-hit areas, said Inter Services Public Relations on Tuesday.
ISPR said in a statement that Pak Army’s damage assessment effort is in progress. ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) missions are flying over earthquake hit areas. Director General Frontier Works Organization (DG FWO) visited Karakoram Highway (KKH) with troops, addition to ground teams. Two Army helicopters are also participating in ongoing relief missions, one each in Gilgit Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkha.
The statement said that 27 out of 45 landslides have been cleared by FWO so far at Karakoram Highway. Rescue work is ongoing and rescue teams are spread in Gilgit Baltistan. 30% capacity of all Civil Military Hospitals (CMH) across country has been enhanced.
An special C-130 cargo plane of Pakistan Air Force left for Chitral today carrying 7 tons of ration, 2500 ready meals, additional medical teams, 1000 tents and blankets for distribution in remote areas.
20 tons of ration, 10,000 ready to eat meals, 1000 tents, 500 blankets have been dispatched by road for distribution in Dir District. An Army relief Camp and various ration distribution points have also been established.
ISPR further said that some of Injured of 26 October earthquake were evacuated from Chitral to Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi.
