Compensation: Cheques distributed among flood victims

Provincial Minister for Labour and Manpower handed over the cheques to the heirs of the victims, said a press release.

RAWALPINDI:

The Punjab government on Tuesday distributed cheques among flood victims in the Soan and Chontra areas of Rawalpindi.

Provincial Minister for Labour and Manpower Raja Ashfaq Sarwar handed over the cheques to the heirs of the victims, said a press release.

Sarwar handed over a cheque of Rs1.6 million to the father of Muhammad Bilal, who died when a house on the bank of the Soan River near Lahore High Court Rawalpindi Bench collapsed.

Later, Sarwar visited flood-affected villages in Chontra and handed over a cheque worth Rs1.6 million to the family of Muhammad Tanveer, who was swept away by the flooded river. He also visited the family of another house collapse victim, Gul Khan, and presented a cheque of Rs1.6 million.

The minister conveyed condolences to the bereaved families on behalf of the prime minister, Punjab chief minister and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.

He said the government is committed to helping flood victims. He said the chief minister is monitoring rescue and relief activities and has asked all MPs to visit flood-hit areas in their constituencies.

Parliamentary Secretary Chaudhry Sarfraz Afzal, Member Punjab Assembly Qamarul Islam and Rawalpindi DCO Sajid Zafar Dal accompanied Sarwar on the visit.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 10^th, 2014.