FAISALABAD: An air ambulance of the Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) reached under test flight here on Thursday. Secretary Emergency Services Dr Rizwan Naseer led the air ambulance while Head of Information, Safety and Community Madam Deeba Shehnaz also accompanied him.
District Emergency Officer Faisalabad Zafar Iqbal welcomed the air ambulance at the Faisalabad International Airport where Rescue 1122 staff and others were also present. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Rizwan Naseer said that the government under special direction of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz launched air ambulance from Lahore which reached Faisalabad on test basis so that this service could also be provided in this metropolis. He said that the air ambulance would help in quick response in case of major emergencies in far-flung areas where special healthcare hospital facility was not available.
The district emergency officer said that air ambulance service would be provided at division level in first phase. However, this facil
ity would be expanded at district and Tehsil levels in the next phases. He said that Punjab Emergency Service Department had two air ambulances while two more ambulances would be arranged soon to facilitate people of Lahore, Multan and Faisalabad. The air ambulance was equipped with all kinds of modern gadgets and machines which were in dire need during emergencies, he added.