Pakistan Army has evacuated all serious injured from all the areas of NWFP struck by the earthquake, said an ISPR press release issued here on Wednesday.
The areas were accessed by army rescue parties and its helicopters fleet to undertake this gigantic exercise. Mules of animal transport regiment were utilised to evacuate injured from the inaccessible mountaintops.
Pakistan Army is providing supplies and relief goods in 41 villages through helicopters, which have not been physically accessed so far. These villages have been identified and troops will reach there within 24 hours.
Pakistan Army with the help of an NGO has established a mother care centre at Najaf Shawal area near Balakot where gynaecologists and child specialist would provide treatment round the clock to the affectees. A 100-bed hospital donated by the government of Punjab is being established at Balakot whereas medical teams are vaccinating survivors against cholera, measles and epidemics in the quake-hit areas of the province.
Relief work in Kala Dhaka Tehsil of Shangla district is continuing in full swing. Army engineers are using out boat motors and ferries to provide relief goods and tents to earthquake victims living along the water channels. Private boats are also being utilised. Major supply and rescue bases have been established by army in Martung, Chakesar, Kazkana, Besham, Karora and Alpori areas of district Shangla.