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Karachi, October 27, 2015 (PPI-OT): PIA employees are with the people of Pakistan in this time of grief and pray for those who lost their lives and for speedy recovery of the injured due to the earthquake. Pakistan International Airlines is ready to provide assistance, if necessary for the people of earthquake affected areas.
The airline will uplift relief goods free of cost from Domestic as well as PIA’s International destinations, once necessitated by Federal Government and NDMA. A meeting was held at PIA head office under the supervision of Chairman PIA, Nasser N.S. Jaffer to assess the situation and the airline’s readiness to set up collection points for relief goods and its uplift.
Meanwhile, PIA has already activated its Emergency Response Centre (ERC) at Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar to facilitate relief efforts for the residents affected by the devastating earthquake. There is a defined checklist procedure in place which shall be adopted once; the relief operation is demanded by NDMA and the Federal Government.
For more information, contact:
Muhammad Mashhood Tajwar
General Manager
Public Affairs
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)
PIA Head Office Airport
Karachi
Tel: +92-21-99043823
Fax: +92-21-34572225, +92-21-34570419
Cell: +92-322-7420707