ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that 23 Pakistani nationals were evacuated from quake-hit Turkiye, while no casualties were reported so far. “So far, we have no news of casualty of any Pakistani in Turkiye or Syria,” Foreign Office spokesperson said at weekly press briefing. Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said Pakistanis were evacuated from Gaziantep University and accommodated in Adana city. “Sixteen of these evacuated persons will be brought back to Pakistan, while rest will be shifted to Istanbul city of Turkiye,” she said. devastated city of Gaziantep, located about 33km from epicentre, suffered heavy loss of life and infrastructure during earthquake.

She said country’s missions in Turkiye and Syria remained in constant touch with relevant authorities to provide relief to Pakistanis affected by earthquake. In response to question regarding Multilateral Security Dialogue on Afghanistan in Russia’s capital Moscow, she said, “We have decided not to participate in Moscow meeting of regional stakeholders.” “We will continue to participate in all constructive meetings on Afghanistan,” she said.

Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi will visit Pakistan from February 15-16, she informed.

Published in The Daily National Courier, February, 10 2023

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