PM Shehbaz directs authorities to provide financial assistance to flood-hit families

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed relevant authorities to provide immediate financial assistance to families devastated by the recent monsoon rains and floods. The directive came during a high-level meeting focused on the ongoing crisis and its widespread damage.

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financial assistance be provided to the families of those who had lost their lives in the floods as well as to those whose homes had been partially or completely destroyed

Sharif emphasized the urgency of restoring essential services, ordering the swift rehabilitation of power supply and road networks in the affected regions. He also instructed federal ministers and secretaries to visit the areas, assess the damage firsthand, and accelerate relief activities. The Prime Minister stressed the importance of delivering essential food items and relief supplies to inaccessible areas as quickly as possible.

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restoration of the power supply and the rehabilitation of roads be completed as soon as possible

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Provincial Disaster Management Authorities (PDMAs) have been put on high alert, preparing for potential further rainfall and flooding. The meeting was briefed on the current monsoon's impact and relief operations, noting that flood affectees had been safely relocated. Over 615 tonnes of relief goods have been dispatched, with more en route.

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essential food items and other relief supplies be delivered as soon as possible to the areas that had so far remained inaccessible

Infrastructure rehabilitation is underway across Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Early warning systems in northern areas have proven effective, enabling timely evacuations. However, the monsoon season has claimed 164 lives across Pakistan between June 26 and August 21. The Pakistan Meteorological Department forecasts additional rain, wind, and thunderstorms, warning of potential urban and flash flooding through the weekend.

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remain fully prepared in view of the possibility of further rains and flooding