PM urges nation to help flood-hit Balochistan
By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 06 Jan 2023
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday expressed solidarity with the people of Balochistan over loss of lives due to severe floods and urged the nation to step forward for the victims.
On his official Twitter handle, the premier wrote that the federal government was undertaking joint efforts for the relief and rehabilitation of flood-affected people.
He added that the devastation caused by flash floods is ‘indescribable’.
بلوچستان میں مسلسل بارشوں اور سیلاب کی وجہ سے ہونے والی تباہی نا قابل بیان ہے۔ حکومت کے تمام اداروں نے ضرور یات کو سامنے رکھتے ہوئے ریسکیو اور ریلیف کا کام اور تیز کر دیا ہے۔ ہم اس وقت تک چین سے نہیں بیٹھیں گے جب تک متاثرین کی آبادکاری مکمل نہیں ہو جاتی۔
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) August 2, 2022
Shehbaz Sharif directed the concerned authorities to deliver medicines and food items to flood-affected people on priority basis.
He also directed timely payment to the heirs of persons who died in the floods in Balochistan and keeping all the records of provision of assistance to affectees intact.
On the direction of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, he said a joint survey would also be conducted to assess the damages caused by the floods to crops, livestock and the infrastructure.
