KARACHI – Edhi air ambulance service has been launched in Pakistan yetagain.
It had been suspended since the last many years due to the outdatedaircrafts, resumed its functions again on Thursday when a twin engine lightaircraft of the service flew from Karachi to Quetta airport to fly apatient back.
“We got a call from the Edhi Centre in Quetta that a female patient, whowas suffering from lung infection was referred by doctors to Karachi so wetook our six-seater Piper Seneca-2 and brought her back to Karachi,” saidSyed Safdar Abbas Zaidi who is the Line Pilot and coordination generalmanager in Edhi Air Ambulance service.
Edhi air ambulance services had been suspended since many years due to thelack of aircraft service. “But now we have set everything ready and canrespond to any call anywhere in Pakistan,” he said.