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Lt General (retired) Syed Ata Hasnain, a senior member of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), warned the people against putting pressure on the rescue teams with their expectations. The NDMA official, addressing a press conference, said that the trapped workers and the rescuers are at equal risk and expecting the rescue operation to be completed in the “next two hours" exerts pressure on the latter. "This is challenging work.
To keep expecting that the rescue will be done in the next two hours, puts pressure on the workforce. This is wrong. In this situation, both the trapped workers and the rescue team are at risk.
We have to take into consideration the safety of both sides," he said. The official, however, said the operation could be concluded in the next few hours or by tomorrow. "Five-directional approach is being taken up.
The main approach is the Silkyara approach. Since November 16, progress has been made, but there were some obstacles. On November 22, the operation resumed and is going on.
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