AAP General News (Australia)
04-09-2006
Fed: Australian troops return from Pakistan quake region
SYDNEY, April 9 AAP - Over half the Australian Defence Force troops deployed to Pakistan
in the wake of the October earthquake have returned home.
Seventy-nine troops involved in Operation Pakistan Assist were welcomed by Parliamentary
Secretary for Defence Sandy Macdonald as they touched down at Townsville airport today.
"These soldiers have done Australia proud," Senator Macdonald said in a statement.
"They have saved many lives, formed valuable links with the people of Pakistan and
even helped to deliver three babies."
The immediate aim of Operation Pakistan Assist, involving approximately 140 personnel,
was to provide medical assistance to people in the village of Dhanni, 20 kilometres north-east
of the city of Muzaffarabad.
AAP dmc/wjf
KEYWORD: PAKISTAN AUST
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