Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: A 10-member medical team from Pakistan left for earthquake-affected Turkiye on Sunday to take part in the ongoing relief operations in the quake-hit areas.
According to the health ministry spokesperson, another medical team of 10 doctors from the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) is set to leave for Syria later today.
He said that a ten-member medical team of PIMS, along with the medicines, left for Turkiye, while a separate 10-member doctors’ team will leave for Syria today’s evening.
Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel extended heartfelt sympathies to the brotherly Turkiye and Syrian people on the human and material loss in the wake of the recent devastating earthquake.
He said that Turkiye has always helped Pakistan, and Islamabad will also not leave Turkiye at this testing time and will provide every possible support.
He said that the medical team would serve the earthquake victims with full dedication and commitment in both countries.
Donations for quake-hit Turkiye and Syria
Meanwhile, Minister for Federal Education Rana Tanveer Hussain called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and apprised him of the donations by the educational institutions in Islamabad for the quake-affected people of Syria and Turkiye.
During the meeting, matters pertaining to federal education and professional training were also discussed, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.
They also discussed the country’s overall political situation and other issues of mutual interest.
