Timely co-op in quake disaster

The most horrible and dreadful earthquake of 8th October has not only assembled the friends and associates of Pakistan in the whole world but that also mobilized the honorable and great leader of Libya Col. Moa mar Qaddafi, who feels himself the nearest ally of the Pakistani nation and collaborator in their sorrow and grief in this stricken moment.
He ordered to his officials to reach Pakistan for assistance and cooperation in relief and rehabilitation measures in quake-effected areas and wrote a personal letter to the President of Pakistan General Pervez Musharraf, in which he not only made his condolence and sympathy but offered all kind of harmonization, support and help from himself and his nation in this biggest relief operation of the world.
At initial stage he immediately dispatched 6 aeroplanes with thousands of blankets, tents, foodstuff, medicine and medical equipments to Pakistan. On 21st October he sent 26 members team headed by Director General, Cooperation Department of Libya Dr Jamal Al-Barq that was consisted on17 doctors and Para-Medical staff and 9 rescue workers and assistants.
Director General for African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, welcomed Dr Jamal. In the first meeting with DG African Affairs, Dr Jamal delivered this message to him that the whole Libyans are with Pakistan in these hours of misfortune, tragedy and disaster.
This special Libyan team is fully qualified to handle all kinds of after-quake diseases and infections and now is serving day and night at village Jeipury near Mansehra with the cooperation and coordination of Libyan Embassy situated at Islamabad. This team is treating more than 350 patients daily providing them free medicine.
The brothers of Pakistan warmly welcomed this 26-member team in their country and other than Government each and every citizen cooperated with them. I witnessed that the quake-stricken people are annoyed in delay of aid from International community but they are not only happy but also grateful to the Great Leader of Libya, Col Moa mar Qaddafi for helping them in time. They also have this opinion that Libyan people and Government has proved Islamic unity and harmony in these hours of sorrow, took immediate action and provided essential needs which were not available here at this moment.
There is no doubt that heart of every Libyan is with Pakistani nation. The Great Leader of Libya, Col. Moa mar Qaddafi is always with Pakistan and he received the same emotions and feelings from this country. In this moment when Pakistan is facing a hard situation, this is our first duty to share it in all its needs and necessities, because our Great Leader, Col. Moa mar Qaddafi has always proved himself as first helping hand in all over the world in these conditions.
On my arrival in Pakistan I saw that the people of Pakistan are very much satisfied and happy for assistance, which they received from Libya and they also said that the Pakistani nation will never forget greatness and immensity of their friend like Libya and its Great Leader, Col Moa mar Qaddafi.
This Libyan team, which is serving near Mansehra will stay in Pakistan till further orders and will provide all assistance and treatment to the quake-effected people with all his skills and hardworking so that they can once again be a useful citizens of their country and may work for their families as earlier days of earthquake.
This is also a need and requirement of brotherhood, friendship and unity among the Islamic countries that we should not leave Pakistan alone in this moment of misery and calamity. This is our duty to share it in all his needs and necessities and to help it for healing those injuries, which its people have received in recent earthquake.
It is necessary to mention here that our team has treated and operated to hundreds of patients so far. This is basic requirement of the situation that we must try to evacuate and withdraw these states of painful affairs and also provide shelter and protection to helpless and hopeless people with unity, accord and unison. This is also our prime responsibility to give a new hope to the stricken people so that they can again start their lives with new belief, expectations and potential.

—Bashir Ali Al-Akkari