Director General Inter Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar while quoting COAS in a tweet said the Army Chief directed provision of full assistance to civil administration in rescue and relief effort.
In another tweet, the ISPR DG informed that Pakistan Army Aviation helicopters had flown for damage assessment and rescue efforts.
Urban Search and Rescue Teams were also being sent on the site for rescue efforts, he added.