<Govt imposes emergency in rain, flood affected areas>
After declaring emergency in rain-hit areas of the country, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has established a relief fund for assistance of flood-stricken people,
In a statement on Saturday, Shehbaz Sharif also made a fervent appeal to the people, especially the philanthropists, to generously help and donate for the people affected by the floods with the spirit of the ‘Ansar-i-Madinah’.
Alluding to the devastation caused by floods due to unprecedented rains, the prime minister said there has been an extraordinary destruction in Balochistan whilst immense losses have also been caused in Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab.
Shehbaz Sharif said despite difficult economic situation the government has immediately released five billion rupees for the flood victims. He said there is a need to help the flood affected brothers, sisters and children with the spirit of ‘Ansar-i-Madinah’.
The cash assistance for the flood victims can be deposited in Prime Minister’s Relief Fund 2022 Account No. ‘G-12164’
The federal government has already declared emergency in the flood ravaged areas while the provincial governments have also been asked to declare the affected areas as calamity hit so that relief activities can be further accelerated.
Earlier, the federal government, on the direction of Shehbaz Sharif has declared emergency in the rain and flood-affected areas to expedite relief and rehabilitation process.
The prime minister has also directed the Ministry of Finance to immediately provide five billion rupees to the National Disaster Management Authority for this purpose.
Presiding over a meeting to review relief and rehabilitation work in flood-affected areas yesterday, Shehbaz Sharif said “We have to help people beyond our political interests.”
He also constituted a high-level committee to ensure effective relief activities through coordination between NDMA and Provincial Disaster Management Authorities.
Meanwhile PM Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday set up ‘Prime Minister’s Relief Fund’ for the flood-affected people and passionately appealed to the philanthropists and well-off segments of society to support the flood hit people with their generous donations.
donations for the flood affectees can be deposited in Account No: G-12164 of the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund 2022.
The prime minister said that the countrymen had already set a precedent in the world by making generous donations during 2005 earthquake and 2010 floods to support the affected populace.
He stressed that there was a need of showing a suck-like spirit.
PM observed that the historic rainfall triggered a huge catastrophe which badly affected Balochistan province, leaving a trail of unmatched destruction.
Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces were badly hit, he said, adding despite the difficult financial situation, the government had released Rs5 billion for the flood affectees.
The prime minister while making an appeal to the wealthy people said that they should support government’s efforts in the rehabilitation of the affectees. The affected brothers, sisters and children required support with the rekindling of the Ansar-e-Madina-like passion.
The federal government had already declared an emergency situation in the flood-affected areas. The provincial governments had also been urged to declare them as calamity-hit areas, so that relief and rehabilitation efforts could be expedited
