Relief assistance pouring in from abroad
By Adnan Rafique

ISLAMABAD—International community on Wednesday sent more aid for the quake affectees and several cargo aircrafts carrying relief goods landed at Chaklala Airbase.
Material of NATO field hospital is being shifted to the affected areas for setting up hospital to provide treatment to quake surviors. NATO has also sent two aircrafts carrying medicines and material for rescue work.
Besides, NATO had already sent five cargo aircrafts carrying relief goods for the affectees of NWFP and AJK. One field hospital, medical equipment and medicines have already reached Pakistan which were also sent by NATO.
Germany has sent ambulances and medicines for the affected people. China has sent a doctors team besides medical equipment while Kuwait has sent full size 150 tents to be utilized in the affected areas for setting up field schools and mobile hospitals.
On the appeal of United Nations tents are coming to Pakistan from various countries in large number. However according to concerned officials more tents and other materials including blankets are needed due to approaching cold weather.
The relief assistance coming from international community is being dispatched to the affected areas by road and helicopters from Chaklala Airbase.
A cargo aircraft carrying relief goods donated by the Government of Thailand will reach here on Thursday. Thailand Ambassador Pisanu Chanvitan would handed over the consignment of relief goods to the concerned authorities.
Pakistan Army has dispatched more than 7000 tons relief goods from Chaklala Airbase to the affected areas. While nine relief camps have been set up by Pak army in Muzaffarabad.
Humanitarian assistance personnel of various countries are engaged in providing assistance to the quake-victims.
Besides Pakistan Army, workers of concerned government departments are also contributing in the relief activities.
Several field hospitals have also been set up by various countries in affected areas where doctors and para-medical staff are providing treatment to those who received injuries in the severe earthquake. Pakistan Army on Wednesday shifted several serious patients from quake-hit areas through helicopters. The helicopters which were used for shifting these patients included MI-17, Chinook, Black Hawk, CH-53 and Sea King.
Helicopters of Pakistan army also dropped relief goods in the inaccessible areas today.