RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army troops are continuously assisting civil administration in flood hit areas of Sindh, Balochistan and Punjab. Army troops are busy in rescue and relief activities, shifting people to safer places. Army doctors and paramedic teams are treating flood victims.

Troops are also distributing rations and cooked meals to help people in distress. Sindh Army troops reached flood affected area of Saim Nullah, District Khairpur Sindh to safeguard flood affectees. Over two hundred houses got badly affected due to heavy flood in Saim Nullah, Khairpur Sindh Army troops from Pano Aqil Garrison took part in relief operation and shifted flood affected people to safer locations and provided them medical aid. Balochistan Pakistan Army and FC troops continue to assist civil administration in flood rescue and relief operations in Balochistan in Quetta, Pishin, Qila Saif Ullah, Ziarat, Zhob, Loralai and  Noshki. Teams of Pakistan Army, FC, PDMA and civil administration are shifting people to safer places where they are being served with cooked food and other amenities.

Relief camps have been established in Naseerabad, Duki and Lasbela areas. Army and FC free medical camps are also established in affected areas affording free treatment and medicines. All out efforts are being made to restore communication infrastructure at earliest. Beside free inter and intra district links, Road Zhob-DI Khan has also been restored. Punjab Army troops are carrying out relief activities and providing medical care to affected population in Vehari, Rajan Pur and Dera Ghazi Khan.

Published in The Daily National Courier, August, 23 2022

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