ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army successfully rescued a pregnant woman from Kamri, a border village in Pakistan’s northern Astore district, to the nearest medical facility, saving the lives of both the mother and her newborn twins.
Due to heavy snowfall, the road to the nearest medical facility, Minimarg Civil Hospital, was blocked for the past two days.
According to a statement issued by Pakistan’s army media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), 27-year-old Zaib, who was expecting twins, delivered a baby girl on Saturday morning but faced complications while giving birth to the second child.
The statement said she was initially taken to the Army’s First Aid facility in Kamri, where medical staff struggled to stabilise her condition.
The Pakistan Army sprang into action, mobilising engineering and medical resources to clear the 15-kilometre-long treacherous route and transport the patient to the hospital, ISPR said.
“Thanks to the timely intervention of the Pakistan Army, the patient was rushed to the hospital, where army doctors performed an emergency operation, delivering the second baby safely,” reads the statement. The statement said both the mother and the newborn twins were in good health.
“The successful rescue operation, carried out in extreme weather conditions, is a testament to the Pakistan Army’s commitment to public service and its humanitarian spirit,” the statement added.
High-altitude areas of Gilgit-Baltistan remain cut off from the rest of the region during winters due to heavy snowfall, making health emergencies inaccessible.
Last week a woman from the Nagoon locality of the Kamari area in Astore lost her life during delivery.
