Govt taking all measures to mitigate sufferings of flood-victims: PM

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday said that the scale of devastation caused by floods is colossal and the government is taking all necessary measures to mitigate sufferings of the affected people. After the passage of 18th Amendment, the provincial governments have been allocated more resources, he said and hoped the devolution of ministries to the provinces will make dispensation of services at grassroots level expeditious, he added. The Prime Minister expressed these views while talking to federal ministers and MNAs who called on him separately here at his chamber in the Parliament House on Thursday afternoon.The Prime Minister observed that the devastating floods have destroyed the infrastructure including roads, schools and hospitals in various parts of the country which has also affected the growth rate of the economy. He asked the elected members to make their development projects keeping in view the current difficult economic situation. In a meeting with the Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Awais Ahmad Ghani here at his Chamber in the Parliament House on Thursday, the Prime Minister directed to complete the formalities at the earliest and initiate the process for holding classes of Swat Cadet College as per his commitment with the people of Swat and Malakand. The PM said the conversion of Kala Dhaka from tribal area into a settled district is another landmark achievement of the government which will go a long way in addressing the problems of the people of this area.