LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Sunday the government had given the biggest relief package of Rs16 billion in the country’s history to compensate victims of recent floods.
He was addressing a meeting of Cabinet Committee on Flood through video link at Civil Secretariat. The chief secretary, the Board of Revenue Senior Member, the commissioners concerned and the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) director general attended the meeting.
The chief minister said the government spent the public money in a transparent manner. He said all flood-affected people would be given financial assistance.
“The government has set an example of public service by ensuring quick distribution of compensation among flood victims. I am supervising the process of aid distribution. An effective system has been evolved to address complaints in this regard,” Sharif said.
The chief minister praised the committee, elected representatives and district administrations for their help in providing relief to flood victims.
Earlier, the PDMA director general briefed the meeting about relief and rehabilitation activities. He said pay orders of more than Rs6 billion had been given away to the calamity-stricken people over the last six days.
He said the second phase of distribution of financial assistance would be completed a few days.
Pakistan-China ties
Agreements between Pakistan and China for development projects worth billions of rupees would be implemented quickly, Sharif told Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong in Islamabad.
The two leaders discussed matters of mutual interest and relations between the two countries.
The chief minister praised the Chinese government for extending cooperation to Pakistan in several development projects.
Sharif said that those trying to hinder the country’s progress would face disappointment.
Sun China considered Pakistan’s problems as its own.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 17th, 2014.
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