The Cabinet Division has clarified the news item regarding refusal to provide helicopter to the Chief Minister Punjab, which appeared in the TheNation on Saturday.
It said the 6-Aviation Squadron (ERC) of Cabinet Division devotes its fleet of helicopters exclusively for relief and rescue operations during disasters apart from VVIP’s missions.
It said that during recent floods, the fleet of 6-Aviation Squadron conducted relief and rescue operations of 350 hours in various parts of the country. This included 100 hours with the Government of Punjab and remaining 250 hours in other three provinces, AJ&K and Gilgit-Baltistan, it further said.
The Cabinet Division said that it last provided helicopter of 6-Aviation Squadron to the Chief Minister Punjab from 16th to 17th November, 2010 (Eid Day) for his visit to Rahimyar Khan.
The Cabinet Division termed the news item as unfounded as the it has not declined to provide helicopter to the Chief Minister Punjab.
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