ANKARA - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf would award three Turks with a medal for their contributions to relief and rescue efforts after Pakistan was hit by a devastating earthquake last autumn, the Pakistani Embassy in Ankara said on Tuesday.
Releasing a statement, the embassy stated that Musharraf would give medals to relatives of two Turks, Cenk Yakin and Ufuk Arslan who died during a fire in their tents in quake-ravaged Pakistan, and another Turk, Erva Yalem who donated her gold bracelet to Pakistani survivors. They will be awarded at a ceremony in Islamabad on June 20th.
Tens of thousands of people died in the quake that jolted Pakistan on October 8th, 2005. Turkish people extended great support to relief and rescue efforts after the quake in this country.