A C-130 plane carrying 39 Pakistanis from Kathmandu arrived at the Noor Khan Airbase in Islamabad on Sunday.
According to the commander of the airbase, Air Commodore Noor Khan Airbase Tariq Zaheer, there are no more Pakistanis stranded in the country.
Speaking to the reporters, Zaheer said Pakistan always helped its neighbouring countries in such circumstances and will continue to reach out to them in future.
Upon arrival, emotional relatives received their loved ones in tears and thanked the PAF for its prompt and effective response to the emergency.
While these passengers hailed from across the country, most were from Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Lahore and Quetta and were serving in the Pakistan embassy situated in Kathmandu.
Expressing his emotions, a passenger said they had witnessed unimaginable destruction in the country and expressed gratitude that they have been brought back. He also wished peace for those departed and injured due to the catastrophe.
RELIEF SENT:
Meanwhile, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in coordination with Pakistan Army and Pakistan Air Force sent two aircraft full of relief goods and a 30-bed hospital comprising army doctors and paramedics as well as search and rescue teams to the country.
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Major General Asim Bajwa further said, “Urban search and rescue team of Pakistan Army equipped with ground penetrating radars, concrete cutters, sniffing dogs and equipment have been sent to help rescue teams.”
Army medical team, specialist USAR team of Pakistan Army/ NDMA, special Search and Rescue teams, Field Hospital, ration including meals ready to eat, rice, dal chana etc and medicines have already left for Nepal.
NDMA officials sent with the two C-130 aircrafts would assess the ground situation for future search and rescue and relief requirements to be sent to Nepal, said a press release.
NDMA was set to dispatch another two C-130 aircrafts comprising food items, tents, blankets and medicines for over 1,000 families. NDMA special Search & Rescue Team in Islamabad has also been put on high alert and standby mode to be sent to Nepal based on assessment.
