ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan on Monday said efforts were underway to introduce air ambulance services on all motorways and national highways across the country.

The facility, he said, was aimed at ensuring that those injured in traffic accidents could be transported to hospitals in the least possible time.

He expressed these views during his visit to the Expo Centre following the conclusion of the Kazan Forum at Tatarstan, said a press release issued on Monday.

The minister emphasised that the high mortality rate resulting from road accidents during travel was a matter of serious concern and it was the government`s responsibility to ensure that the injured ones were promptly transported to nearby medical facilities.-Syed Irfan Raza