LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif visited flood-affected areas for 10 hours on 14th consecutive day on Wednesday and reviewed relief and rehabilitation activities in Multan and Muzaffargarh Districts.
Accompanied by Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif visited tent villages near Graywala Pull in Multan District. According to a handout, two of Balochistan’s provincial ministers, Sarfraz Bugti and Abdul Rahim Zayaratwal, also accompanied them.
Chief Minister Baloch also gave a Rs 100 million cheque as financial assistance and 3 truckloads of relief items for the flood victims of Punjab Province. Addressing the calamity-hit people, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that the people of Punjab would always remember love and brotherhood shown by the Balochistan government and people at this moment of need. He said that while the chief minister of Balochistan has come to flood-hit people of Punjab, the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was participating in dance and music programmes in Islamabad, also leaving alone the distressed people of his own province. He said that 30 people have died in floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhawa while the chief minister of the province was enjoying musical gala.
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that the Punjab government would extend help to the flood-hit people and would not rest content till complete rehabilitation and payment of compensation to all of the victims. He reiterated that the first instalment of the compensation would be paid to the victims before Eidul Azha.
The chief minister further said that besides financial assistance, seeds and fertilisers would also be given to the flood-hit farmers so that they could cultivate their lands and make the country prosperous.
Earlier, Chief Minister Shahbaz received Chief Minister Dr Baloch and members of his ministerial delegation at the airport.
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