Re: Will Pakistan accept Indian help?
Pakistan says no to India helicopters’ offer for rescue effort
(Updated at 2015 PST)
NEW DELHI: Pakistan has said it doesn’t immediately need helicopters offered by India for rescue operations in its earthquake-devastated areas, an Indian government statement said Monday.
India had made the offer immediately after Saturday’s earthquake as a goodwill gesture that was reciprocated by Pakistan with a similar offer. But neither country was likely to accept aid from the other, given the uneasy relations between the two hostile neighbors.
``The Pakistan director-general of military operations has stated that for the moment they have adequate helicopters and other rescue efforts, but would approach us if they needed our assistance,‘’ the Indian statement said.
It also said the Indian commanders were in contact with their Pakistani counterparts for any assistance needed to bring relief to the survivors of the quake in the disputed region of Kashmir, which is divided between the two countries.
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