Kundi wants air ambulance for Kurram

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Monday contacted the relevant authorities to seek permission for the Edhi Foundation to launch air ambulance service to Kurram.

The governor took the action to save lives, particularly of children in Kurram to arrange air service to deliver essential medicines to Parachinar.Following the efforts of former federal minister Sajjid Hussain Tori, Governor Kundi contacted the director general Civil Aviation to discuss granting permission for the Edhi Foundation’s air service to deliver essential medicines to Parachinar. The director general Civil Aviation assured the governor that a no-objection certificate would soon be issued for the Edhi Foundation’s air ambulance to facilitate the delivery of medications to Parachinar.

It is worth mentioning here that a shortage of medicines in Kurram has led to an increasing number of deaths, especially among children. Roads remained closed due to clashes between local tribes for the last few weeks.Meanwhile, the governor condemned attacks on polio teams in Karak and Bannu. He prayed for the departed soul of martyred police personnel and early recovery of polio workers.