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  • Oct 26th, 2005
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A four-member Greek medical team consisting of medical experts and surgeons is working in the calamity-hit areas while two members of the team are active at PIMS Islamabad in surgeries.

The Greek team arrived on the invitation of the Minhaj Welfare Foundation (MWF).

Dr Koustanity Grigoropoulos and Dr George told a press conference on Monday at Rawalpindi Press Club about their services to mitigate the sufferings of the persons injured by the calamity.

Dr Koustanity, who came to town after visiting devastating earthquake areas, told reporters that he along with three other doctors came to Pakistan to help the humanity on the invitation of Minhaj Welfare Foundation. "I never saw such a dreadful condition of the people in my whole life, which I saw in AJK and Hazara. It is a really great challenge for the whole World to help affectees with heart and soul", he added.

He said that they could manage to collect 40,000 Felbos (Greek currency) and medicines of 14000 Felbos in just three days before coming to Pakistan. The Embassy of Pakistan in Athens also helped them a lot in documentation, he added.

Director Minhaj Welfare Foundation Sajid Mehmood Bhatti also spoke.

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