PAF’s Il-78 Aircraft Evacuates Pakistani Families And Students From Turkiye

13 February 2023: IL-78 aircraft of Pakistan Air Force landed back at PAF Base, Nur Khan after a successful mission of providing humanitarian assistance to the earthquake-stricken people of Turkiye. Owing to the efforts of PAF, a number of Pakistani students & families stuck in the area were evacuated through the Ilyushin-78 and were brought back to the homeland safely. The Pakistani students and families expressed their gratitude for the overall efforts of the Pakistan Air Force in bringing them back to Pakistan and rescuing their fellow countrymen stranded in natural calamity abroad. Other such missions by PAF, in coordination with NDMA and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are also in the queue to help the earthquake affectees.