According to details, fire broke-out in a tent of Mir Zaman, a quake victim, who was residing in a tent village at Baisan near Balakot. His two children, Saad (12) and Maria (14) got severe burn injuries and were required to be evacuated to the Kharian Burn Centre for necessary medical treatment.
Two Bel-412 helicopters were flown from Abbottabad to rescue the seriously injured children to the Kharian Burn Centre. These helicopters flown by Lieutenant Colonel Abid and Major Khattak, Major Usman and Major Salahuddin immediately took off to undertake the arduous task of rescue in pitch dark hours of the mountainous area. The daring pilots airlifted the children and evacuated them to the Kharian Burn Centre after midnight at 2.45 am and set another example of service without caring their life.
Army Aviation pilots have been extensively flying during night hours since earthquake of October 8. However, it was the first mission of its kind during night time which was carried out to save the precious lives.