The Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America (APPNA) has donated 350,000 dollars for the rehabilitation and construction of houses for the calamity-stricken people of Turkiye.
According to the media reports, the Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America delegation accompanied by the Ambassador of Pakistan 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.
Speaking on the occasion, the Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States Masood Khan said that when the earthquake 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 to the health sector and disaster relief.
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The Pakistani Ambassador also lauded the statesmanship of his Turkish counterpart and said that he had raised the status of Turkey as a nation. He also appreciated the services of Ambassador Mercan for the Pakistani-American community and for bringing the communities together.
In his remarks, Turkish Ambassador Hasan Murat Mercan thanked Masood Khan and APPNA leadership for their sentiments and generous contribution that clearly reflected the attachment of the people of Pakistan to Turkiye and its people. He suggested greater coordination, networking, and exchanges between the doctors’ communities of the two countries to build a 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.
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