Islamabad, February 20, 2023 (PPI-OT):Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan has appealed Pakistan diaspora to generously contribute towards relief efforts for earthquake-hit people of Turkiye. In his remarks during a Zoom Telethon organized by Pakistani American doctors, he said our hearts go out to the people and government of Türkiye who are hit by one of the deadliest earthquakes in the past one hundred years.

Masood Khan said Pakistan responded immediately to the emergency in Türkiye by dispatching several aircraft sorties and truckloads of relief materials. He said we fully support the appeal of the UN Secretary General for at least one billion dollars to give relief in the early recovery stage.

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