Tag: Rescue

Red Cross make new rescue bid in Syria’s Homs

The Red Cross made a new attempt on Saturday to bring out people trapped in the besieged Syrian city Homs, two of them wounded...

Fire Dept, a victim of Rescue 1122’s popularity

The only victim of the increasing popularity of Rescue 1122, the City District Government Lahore Fire Brigade Department is now having troubles finding a...

Rescue 1122 begins 2-day CBDRR training

Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) Director General Dr Rizwan Naseer on Sunday inaugurated the two-day Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR) training for the...

Two Koreans, Italian rescued from Italy cruise disaster

Two South Korean honeymooners and an Italian crewman were rescued Sunday from a cruise ship wreck on an Italian island as emergency services searched...

Al-Qaeda warns against hostage rescue bid

Al-Qaeda’s north African branch warned Western states including France Thursday against a military bid to rescue hostages kidnapped in Mali, citing “information” of plans...

Iran welcomes US rescue of nationals from pirates

The Iranian government on Saturday welcomed a US navy rescue of 13 of its nationals from pirates near the entrance to the Gulf, in...

Spain’s economic rescue squad takes power

Spain swore in a new conservative government Thursday, hailed as an economic rescue squad to roll out urgent reforms. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy named...

Rescue 1122 turns 7

The Punjab Emergency Service, Rescue 1122, on Friday completed seven years of life saving services rescuing over 1.1 million victims of emergencies allover Punjab. Two...

Turkish agency donates ambulance to Rescue 1122

Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA) on Thursday donated an ambulance to the Punjab Emergency Service Rescue 1122 through the Provincial Disaster Management...

Army relief teams rescue 58,000 persons, distribute 885 tons of ration

Relief and Rescue operations by Army troops in flood affected areas of Badin, Mithi, Mir Pur Khas, Tando Allahyar, Umar Kot, Pangrio, Nawab Shah...

Armed forces continue rescue, relief in rain-hit province

At the end of the 33rd day of the rescue services of the Pakistan Army in the flood-affected areas of Sindh, 2,500 people were...

Army continuing relief and rescue operations

Army troops are continuing relief and rescue operations in flood affected areas and establishing Army Relief Camps and additional medical camps in flood hit...

Corps commander monitors rescue operation

Corps Commander Lieutenant General Muhammad Zahirul Islam spent another day in the Tharparkar and Sanghar to monitor the flood situation and oversee the rescue...

Army conducts relief, rescue activities in flood affected areas

Army conducted Relief and Rescue activities in flood affected areas. According to ISPR, troops along with boats and other rescue and relief equipment moved to...

Dolphin in trouble… Wildlife Dept to the rescue

Sindh Wildlife Department officials saved an Indus blind dolphin stranded in the Rohri Canal on Wednesday and released it back into the Indus River....

Additional Army support moved to flood affected areas

Additional Pakistan Army troops have been moved to Badin, Mirpurkas, Tando Mohammed, Nasheroferoz and Khairpur including Engineering equipment and Medical Teams. According to ISPR,...

Greece migrant ship accident toll rises

The number of illegal migrants who died when their vessel capsized in the Ionian Sea at the weekend rose to three Monday, port police...