DG ISPR outlines on going rescue works in flood-hit zones

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, NDMA Chairman Lt Gen Inam Haider and Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar briefed the media on Tuesday regarding the ongoing relief operations amid heavy monsoon rains and flooding.

DG ISPR said the Army, under the Chief of Army Staff’s direction, had intensified relief operations, rescuing 6,903 people and providing medical support through nine camps in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

Eight army units were engaged in relief work in the province, while two battalions were operating in Buner. Army Aviation was also assisting in rescue and supply missions.

Tarar said that, on the Prime Minister’s directives, relief activities had been expedited in the affected regions, with the NDMA, Pakistan Army, and federal and provincial governments coordinating closely.

He added that so far, 25,000 people had been relocated to safe areas.

The NDMA chairman reported that 670 people had died and 1,000 were injured due to rains, floods, and landslides, while many missing persons’ bodies had been recovered.

He said new spells of heavy rain were expected until August 23, with contingency measures already in place.

Relief supplies, including food and medicines, were being dispatched under the Prime Minister’s ration package to five districts.

Since August 17, 25,000 people have been rescued and given medical care.