PM reaches Sukkur to review relief efforts in flood-affected areas
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif arrived in Sukkur, Sindh on Friday to review the ongoing relief and relief efforts in flood-affected areas.
The prime minister was greeted on arrival by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and foreign minister, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, and Sindh chief minister, Murad Ali Shah.
Before landing, he took aerial photographs of the devastation caused by recent rainfall.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Mariyum Aurangzeb announced that Shebaz would visit various flood-affected areas in Sukkur, Sindh during his trip.
PM reaches Sukkur to review relief efforts in flood-affected areas
The prime minister will visit Lohri, Hailpur, Faizganj, Kotdiji, Talimir He Wah. Marriyum further said representatives of Sukkur District Administration and Provincial Disaster Management Agency (PDMA) will brief Prime Minister Shehbaz on current activities to help flood victims and restore damaged infrastructure.
The minister said the prime minister would meet flood victims, inspect relief efforts and learn about their condition. The state secretary and Sukkur Balaji’s chief engineer will then give an in-depth briefing to Prime Minister Shebaz on the devastation caused by the floods.
Prime Minister raises diplomats’ awareness of the devastation caused by floods
Earlier, Prime Minister Shebaz met with members of Islamabad’s diplomatic community to raise his awareness that floods caused by rainfall have devastated different parts of the country.
“As part of our efforts to mobilize all resources, today I met with Islamabad-based Ambassadors, High Commissioners and senior members of the diplomatic corps to raise awareness of the scale of the human tragedy,” he said. announced on the official Twitter account. . During the conference, representatives from the Economic Affairs Division (EAD) and the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) were updated on the current state of flood challenges and responses to them.
Prime Minister Shebaz stressed that “the rainy season continues and there is chaos all over the country”.
“The undocumented damage is comparable to the 2010 flash flood,” he said.
He thanked the international community for its “sympathy, condolences and pledge of support.”
“Together, we will make something better again,” he said.
International organizations and financial institutions have announced more than $500 million in emergency aid to flood victims in response to the prime minister’s call, according to the prime minister’s office.
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Prime Minister Shebaz also met with international donors to raise his awareness of the current situation. The meeting was attended by representatives of the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, international financial institutions, development partners, and donors.
The meeting was also attended by officials from China, the United States, the European Union, United Nations agencies and the World Health Organization.
