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COAS to visit flood hit areas of Balochistan and Sindh today

Rescue and relief operation by the Pakistan army is underway in flood-hit areas.

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COAS to visit flood hit areas of Balochistan and Sindh today
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Rawalpindi: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa will visit flood-hit areas of Balochistan and Sindh today [Saturday].

The Army Chief will get the latest update on the ground and meet the troops busy in rescue and relief efforts.

Meanwhile, rescue and relief operation by the Pakistan army is underway in flood-hit areas.

The Federal Government has authorized deployment of army troops to assist the provincial governments in relief and rescue operations in the calamity-hit areas.

According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Interior, the deployment of Army troops has been approved under the Article 245 of the constitution of Pakistan.

The troops are being deployed in pursuant to the requests made by all the provincial governments in wake of the emergency situation due to torrential rains and floods.

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