PES Provided Services To 58,391 Mourners During Muharram.

LAHORE -- The Punjab Emergency Service provided emergency care to 58,391 mourners while providAing emergency cover to 3,322 majalis and processions in Punjab during first 10 days of Muharram. Out of total, 57246 mourners were provided dressAings and appropriate first aid while 1145 having severe injuAries and deep cuts were shifted to hospitals for advance mediAcal care. These views were exApressed by Director General Rescue 1122 Punjab Rizwan Naseer while presiding over a Muharram review meeting at Rescue Headquarters on Wednesday. All head of wings from Rescue Headquarters and Emergency Services Academy attended the meeting.

The chair was briefed that over 13,000 rescuers, 2162 volAunteers, 951 motorbike ambuAlances, 868 ambulances and 369 fire and rescue vehicles includAing specialized vehicles were deputed to provide medical and rescue services across Punjab.

In Lahore, about 1360 resAcuers remained on emergency alert with 58 fully equipped emergency ambulances, 288 motorbike ambulances, 26 fire vehicles, five specialized...

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