QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo expressed gratitude to Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa for extending special directives to 12 Corps Quetta in multiplying rescue and relief efforts in flood ravaged area of Balochistan.

“Pakistan Army always remained on front line to help people in natural disasters and extraordinary situations,” he said while lauding role of Army during calamities. Chief Minister said that Pakistan Army was engaged in rescue and relief activities in flood-affected areas while maintaining its wonderful tradition, adding that Commander 12 Corps Lieutenant General Asif Ghafoor himself was supervising relief activities. He said that due to heavy rains and floods, land connectivity of Balochistan was cut off from  rest of country. Stressing need for making joint efforts, he said that with help of Pakistan Army’s Engineering Corps and FWO, immediate restoration of highways can be made possible. “Collective endeavours of provincial communications department, NHA and Pakistan Army institutions will yield positive results,” he maintained.

CM further said that affected areas can be accessed by constructing temporary bridges, which will enable immediate and timely delivery of relief goods to victims. Pak Army would be requested to help out civil government in its repair and rehabilitation of damaged highways and other infrastructure.

Published in The Daily National Courier, August, 22 2022

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