Pakistan Army on Monday rescued 22 students of LUMS stranded in snow-hit Rattu in Gilgit to Rawalpindi.
According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the students were stranded at Rattu in Gilgit for the past five days and the LUMS administration had requested Pakistan Army for help. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa had directed for their immediate help-lifting after LUMS administration approached the Army for help.
All students including 13 boys and nine girls have reached Rawalpindi and on the way to their homes.
Pakistan Army rescued twenty-two students of a private university from snow hit Rattu, Gilgit.
Students had gone skiing to Gilgit and were stranded for the last 5 days due to heavy snow and landslides.
The university’s administration approached the Pak Army for help after which Chief of Army Staff directed the rescue teams for immediate helicopter lifting off the stuck students.
All students, including thirteen males and nine females, have reached Rawalpindi and are on way to their homes.
