BALAKOT - Turkey has sent the highest amount of humanitarian and financial aid since last year's devastating earthquake in Pakistan, which killed 73.3 thousand people and injured more than 130 thousand others.
Although non-governmental organizations from different countries have already departed from the country, several Turkish relief teams have been staying in the quake-stricken area to deal with problems of quake survivors.
Education, housing and potable water are the major problems in the area.
Turkish relief teams erected tent-villages, schools and hospitals to meet urgent needs of survivors.
Turkish financial aid to the quake-stricken area has amounted 20 million USD so far. Turkey also sent 780 tons of foodstuffs.
A massive earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale hit Pakistan on October 8th, 2005. 73.3 thousand people died while more than 130 thousand others were injured in the earthquake which left thousands of others homeless.