Shazia Marri visits Turkish Embassy & condoles with Ambassador

The Federal Minister of Poverty Alleviation and Social Security, Shazia Marri visited the Turkish Embassy in Islamabad on Wednesday.

According to the details, the Federal Minister Shazia Marri condoled with the Turkish Ambassador in the embassy meeting over the death and destruction caused by the earthquake.

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On the occasion, the Minister of Poverty Alleviation and Social Security said Pakistan stands with Turkiye in this hour of difficulty. She also jotted down her impressions in the guestbook.

According to Wikipedia, on 6 February 2023, a catastrophic and destructive earthquake struck southern and central Turkey, as well as northern and western Syria. It occurred 34 km (21 mi) west of the city of Gaziantep at 04:17 AM TRT (01:17 UTC), with a Mercalli intensity of XI. A Mw 7.7 earthquake occurred nine hours later, centered 95 km (59 mi) to the north–northeast in Kahramanmaraş Province. There was widespread damage and tens of thousands of fatalities.

The mainshock is the strongest earthquake in Turkey since the 1939 Erzincan earthquake, of the same magnitude, together with which it is the second strongest in the history of the country after the 1668 North Anatolia earthquake. The earthquake is the deadliest in Turkey since the 1268 Cilicia earthquake, and in Syria since the 1822 Aleppo earthquake. It is one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in the Levant and the deadliest earthquake worldwide since the 2010 Haiti earthquake. It was felt as far as Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Cyprus, and the Black Sea coast of Turkey.