PTI chastises Punjab govt for lack of flood warning
PTI calls on Punjab government to immediately start relief operations in affected areas.
PESHAWAR:
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday strongly condemned the mismanagement and lack of precautionary measures taken by the government as heavy rains wreaked havoc in the country.
Floods in Southern Punjab, specifically in Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur and Tonsa Shareef have left thousands of families displaced. At least 78 rain and flood related deaths have also been reported from across the country.
PTI in a statement criticised the Punjab government for not issuing a flood warning to the people who were caught off guard as water entered their homes in the middle of the night. The statement lamented that monsoon rains come around the same time every year and that Rs6 billion funds have been allocated for the purpose, in what was another display of inefficiency by the Shahbaz Sharif led Punjab government.
The statement further criticised the Punjab administration for not initiating a search operation yet, adding that the government should immediately start relief operations in the affected areas.
They also said that the Pakistan Meteorological Department (Met) had issued warnings that rains may lead to floods, but the government had not paid any heed to contingency measures.
Imran Khan’s party also saw the intervention of the armed forces to tackle the crisis as sheer inefficiency of the Punjab government when it came to dealing with natural disasters.
The head of PTI Imran Khan expressed his condolences with the families who were affected by the heavy rains. He said that he stood by them in this hour of hardship.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday strongly condemned the mismanagement and lack of precautionary measures taken by the government as heavy rains wreaked havoc in the country.
Floods in Southern Punjab, specifically in Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur and Tonsa Shareef have left thousands of families displaced. At least 78 rain and flood related deaths have also been reported from across the country.
PTI in a statement criticised the Punjab government for not issuing a flood warning to the people who were caught off guard as water entered their homes in the middle of the night. The statement lamented that monsoon rains come around the same time every year and that Rs6 billion funds have been allocated for the purpose, in what was another display of inefficiency by the Shahbaz Sharif led Punjab government.
The statement further criticised the Punjab administration for not initiating a search operation yet, adding that the government should immediately start relief operations in the affected areas.
They also said that the Pakistan Meteorological Department (Met) had issued warnings that rains may lead to floods, but the government had not paid any heed to contingency measures.
Imran Khan’s party also saw the intervention of the armed forces to tackle the crisis as sheer inefficiency of the Punjab government when it came to dealing with natural disasters.
The head of PTI Imran Khan expressed his condolences with the families who were affected by the heavy rains. He said that he stood by them in this hour of hardship.