LAHORE: Commander Pakistan Rescue team Dr Rizwan Naseer received medal and certificate by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in recognition of the services
rendered by the first United Nations INSARAG Certified Pakistan Rescue-1122 team in Turkiye earthquake 2023 and saving many lives and extrication of many dead from collapsed structures in Adiyaman and Hatay Turkiye.
According to Rescue-1122 spokesman, Dr Rizwan Naseer was invited to the United Nations INSARAG (International Search and Rescue Advisory Group) Steering Group meeting in Geneva by the Global Chair to discuss the Turkiye earthquake response at the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week in Geneva, Switzerland from April 24 to 28, 2023.
During the events, the response to such disasters in future have also been
discussed.
Commander Pakistan Rescue Team Dr Rizwan Naseer represented Pakistan at the global meetings and briefed about the work done by Pakistan especially Rescue-1122 team in Turkiye.
He specially thanked the United Nations INSARAG for providing training to Rescue-1122 team in search & rescue to respond to disasters at international level.
On the occasion, he stated that Rescue-1122 had been working for the management of emergencies since 2004. Due to United Nations INSARAG Certification Pakistan Rescue Team responded to Turkiye earthquake in short notice of time.
The Rescue-1122 team reached at Adiyaman Turkiye on very next day and started
rescue operations and also extricated trapped victims alive and located the trapped
bodies from the collapsed structures in Adiyaman and Hatay.
He also emphasized on strengthening of light search & rescue teams for such mega
disasters and also requested the United Nations INSARAG to provide assistance for
the United Nations INSARAG Certification of Rescue-1122 Light Search and Rescue
Teams.
