Punjab govt to launch air ambulance service

Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Monday announced launching an air ambulance service, saying Punjab would be the first province to start the service.

He said the budget had been allocated for the air rescue service in the current financial year.

He was speaking at the passing-out of 393 rescuers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 73 of Koh-e-Suleman area of DG Khan at Emergency Services Academy, Thokar Niaz Beg, on Monday.

Mr Buzdar assured the rescuers that the government would review approval of risk allowance for them on the pattern of Punjab Police and the work would start for restoration of frozen allowance from 2017 onwards.