The Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America (APPNA) has donated 350,000 dollars for rehabilitation and construction of houses for the calamity stricken people of Turkiye.

The APPNA delegation accompanied by Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan visited the Embassy of Turkey in Washington DC and handed over contributions made by Pakistani doctors of North America to the Turkish Ambassador Hasan Murat Mercan.

Ambassador Masood Khan, speaking on the occasion, stated that when the earthquake had struck Turkiye, it had hit Pakistan directly because Turkiye is our second home and foreign motherland.

He said that APPNA was the most professional organization of Pakistani-American doctors in the United States with outstanding contributions in health sector and disaster relief.

Ambassador Masood Khan also lauded the statesmanship of his Turkish counterpart who, he said, had raised the status of Turkey as a nation. He also appreciated the services of Ambassador Mercan for Pakistani-American community and bringing the communities together.

Ambassador Hasan Mercan thanked Ambassador Masood Khan and APPNA leadership for their sentiments and generous contribution that clearly reflected the attachment of the people of Pakistan with Turkiye and its people.

He suggested greater coordination, networking and exchanges between doctors’ community of the two countries to build repository of knowledge and sharing of expertise.

The APPNA delegation welcomed the suggestion and observed that the organization was eager to build a strong professional partnership with its Turkish counterparts.