Govt would leave no stone unturned for flood victims rehabilitation: PM
Pakistan
Govt would leave no stone unturned for flood victims rehabilitation: PM
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that it is hard to cope up with the natural disaster with the available resources, however, reiterated to meet the situation in the same manner as the nation faced the post-emergence problems. In his address on the Independence Day, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani greeted the nation on the 64th Independence Day and said, Pakistan was emerged due to the unprecedented and restless democratic efforts; We got a free state on Sahb-e-Qadar; at that time we were faced with the issue of refugees and now we are faced with the problem of 20million people displaced due to the deluge, Gilani said. He said the torrential rains wreaked severe havoc across the country, which killed hundreds of people and rendered millions displaced.He asserted that all the political parties and organization have joined hands and are seriously committed to meet the flood crises; and added that all the resources are being utilized in this regard. He said that 57 helicopters and 912 boats are being used for the rescue efforts of the flood affectees while around 39,800,00 people have been shifted to safer places. He maintained that after playing havoc with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-B and Balochistan, the flood isroaring downwards the country towards Sindh. Regarding the relief measures, he said relief and rescue efforts are on across the flood-ravaged areas. He mentioned that 650 tonnes medical aid has been provided to the flood-hit people besides 900 tones food items. I myself visited all the four provinces to review the pace of relief and rescue efforts and directed all the federal ministers parliamentarians and member provincial assemblies to supervise the relief measures in their respective constituencies the premier added. He maintained that natural calamities are hard to tackle but 'we have to meet the disaster jointly'. He said all official Iftar dinners and parties have been scrapped in order to spend the money on flood victims. I assure the nation that the government would leave no stone unturned for early rehabilitation of affectees, while he also hailed those who offered huge donations and aid. He called upon the international community to extend generous aid for the flood-hit people.
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