Pakistan Army Troops, PAF QRF, Rescue 1122 Rescue Stranded Tourists At Toheed Abad
Fakhir Rizvi Published January 22, 2019 | 12:42 PM
Pakistan Army troops along with Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Quick Reaction Force and Rescue 1122 teams rescued all stranded people stuck in snow at Toheed Abad near Nathia Gali
RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Jan, 2019 ) :Pakistan Army troops along with Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Quick Reaction Force and Rescue 1122 teams rescued all stranded people stuck in snow at Toheed Abad near Nathia Gali.
The stranded tourists had called for help through media, said a statement issued here by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Tuesday.
The rescue operation was undertaken early morning at 3:15 AM on Tuesday under extreme weather conditions and heavy snow. Those stuck in snow have been shifted to safer places in Murree/Kalabagh, the ISPR statement said.
Earlier, Director General of ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor on his official twitter handle had said that a rescue team each of Army and PAF was sent in supportof civil administration.
The rescue teams also carried medicines and food items.
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