Islamabad: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has launched a large-scale flood relief operation in Gilgit-Baltistan. Demonstrating unwavering resolve amidst difficult weather conditions and rugged mountainous terrain, PAF C-130 aircraft airlifted 7 tons of dry rations, daily use eatables, and life-saving medicines from PAF Base Nur Khan in Rawalpindi to Gilgit.
According to a press release issued by PAF, the consignment will be distributed in remote flood-affected valleys in coordination with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), ensuring that essential supplies reach distressed families who are cut off from he region due to damaged communication lines.
In a simultaneous humanitarian effort, a PAF relief team also evacuated 75 stranded individuals from the disaster-hit areas. This swift and coordinated action forms part of the nationwide emergency relief campaign, highlighting the Pakistan Armed Forces’ continued commitment to safeguarding lives during natural calamities.
Over the coming days, PAF aircraft and ground teams will remain engaged in sustained relief operations, delivering food, medicines, shelter, and medical aid to vulnerable communities, added the press release.
The timely and determined response by the Pakistan Air Force has brought renewed hope to flood-hit families in Gilgit-Baltistan, reaffirming the unflinching resolve of Pakistan’s Armed Forces to stand shoulder to shoulder with the nation in every hour of trial.
