RAWALPINDI (Web Desk / AFP) – Pakistan Army has dispatched aircraft, road clearing teams and rescuers to some of the country’s most isolated valleys on Tuesday in the aftermath of 8.1 magnitude earthquake that killed more than 200 people across the country.
According to army spokesperson, damage assessment effort is in progress. ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) missions are flying over earthquake hit areas while 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.
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