PM Shehbaz directs NDMA to expedite delivery of relief items to KP

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the National Disaster Management Authority to ensure immediate delivery of tents, medicines, food supplies, and other essential relief items to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Chairing an emergency meeting in Islamabad on Friday to assess the flood situation caused by recent heavy rains across the country, he instructed to dispatch the relief goods urgently via trucks on a priority basis.

NDMA Chairman Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik briefed the Prime Minister on the damage caused by cloudbursts and flash floods in the northern regions, as well as ongoing rescue and relief operations.

The Prime Minister directed NDMA to continue close coordination with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government and the Provincial Disaster Management Authority, and to extend full support in rescue and relief efforts by mobilizing all available resources.

He instructed the NDMA Chairman to further strengthen communication with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government to ensure effective rescue and relief operations.

The Prime Minister also advised that stranded individuals and tourists in flood-affected areas be promptly relocated to safe locations.

The Prime Minister was briefed on the extent of damage and the progress of ongoing rescue and relief efforts.

Besides, Shehbaz Sharif held telephone conversations with Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi and Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur.

He expressed deep sorrow over the loss of precious lives due to cloudbursts and flash floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The Prime Minister instructed NDMA to provide all necessary assistance to the provincial government in its rescue and relief operations.

He assured the Chief Minister that the federal government would extend full support to the provincial administration.

The Prime Minister said the federal government is dispatching medicines, tents, and food supplies to the affected areas.

He said in this hour of hardship, our heartfelt sympathies are with the affected people.