Karachi: Search and Rescue Basic Training, conducted by the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (T?KA) within the scope of the Emergency and Disaster Response Training Program (ADAMEP) in cooperation with the International Humanitarian Aid Association (IHH) and Sindh Boy Scouts Association, was attended by Consul General of the Republic of Türkiye in Karachi Cemal Sangu, T?KA Karachi Coordinator Halil Ibrahim Ba?aran and Sindh Scouts Chairman Hasan Feroz.
Speaking at the program held at Sindh Scouts Gulshan Training Center, Consul General Cemal Sangu said that the disasters experienced in Pakistan, Türkiye and recently in Libya and Morocco further increased the importance of search and rescue activities; Therefore, he stated that this training program is very important for both Türkiye and Pakistan and thanked all the institutions that contributed to the organization of the activity.
Speaking at the program, T?KA Karachi Coordinator Halil ?brahim Ba?aran said that T?KA gives great importance to search and rescue training; He stated that they carried out these trainings in countries such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lebanon and Bangladesh; In this context, he expressed that they are very pleased to be carrying out the first of several stages of training program in Pakistan. In his speech, Mr. Ba?aran thanked the IHH Search and Rescue team, who came to Pakistan for the training, and the Sindh Scouts, who contributed to the organization of the training, for their contributions, and stated that their cooperation with the Scouts Union, which has volunteers all over Pakistan, will continue.
Sindh Scouts Chief Patron Hasan Feroz said that search and rescue activities, which started with the disaster in Kashmir in 2005 were the starting point. He stated that the scouts are the first to respond to disasters and similar situations due to their scouts in all regions of Pakistan, and expressed his gratitude to Türkiye for the training and equipment support to increase the search and rescue capacity of the Sindh Scouts Association.
The training, attended by more than 50 people from Sindh Scouts and Alkhidmat search and rescue volunteers, will continue throughout the week and will end with the certificate program to be held on 23 September 2023, Saturday.
