Says relief cells set up at PBC\u2019s HQs, regional stations
\nLAHORE
\nFederal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marryium Aurangzeb said on Saturday that Pakistan had never faced such highest level of flash floods and intensity of rains in its history. The flash floods and torrential rains inflicted huge human and infrastructural damage. Pakistanis should come forward to help and support the people hit hard by natural calamities.
\nTalking to the media, she said that Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif was departing from Lahore to Sajawal district of Sindh to visit the flood-hit areas. She claimed that heavy rains increased by 190 percent in the country, with Balochistan and Sindh receiving 400 and 480 percent more, respectively. She added that the data showed that such rains of high intensity and flash floods had never been witnessed in Pakistan.
\n\u201cAt first, its concentration was very high in Balochistan and South Punjab, and for the last two days its concentration was also observed in the North,\u201d she maintained. he Minister said that Sindh province was affected the most and was damaged due to heavy downpour and flash floods.
\nShe said that floodwater washed away houses, cattle and all other belongings of the people, because of which, children, old people and women were in great trouble. Yesterday\u2019s flash flood in Swat caused a number of casualties and huge financial and infrastructural losses, she said, and asserted that Kalam, Bahrain, Madyan, Khazakhela and Mingora were completely affected and even concrete buildings fell down there. The Rescue department had done a lot of work to ensure emergency relief, she added.
\nPakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) has set up multiple flood relief cells at the Radio Pakistan\u2019s Headquarters and its regional stations to play more active and effective role with regard to the ongoing rescue, relief and rehabilitation activities in the flood-hit areas. The initiative was taken on the directives of Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb who presided over a meeting here on Saturday to review the devastation caused by flood in different parts of the country, said a news release issued here.
\nThe minister appreciated the Radio Pakistan for playing its due role in the rescue, relief and rehabilitation activities being carried out across the country for the flood victims. Radio Pakistan was the only national broadcasting network which had been playing an effective role while realising its responsibilities in the flood affected areas, Marriyum Aurangzeb remarked. She lauded the Radio Pakistan\u2019s management for timely launching a special transmission to provide immediate support and assistance to the families affected by the flood.
\nThe minister urged the management to step up efforts in this regard. She directed the Radio Pakistan\u2019s management to develop a live-call system in its studios on modern lines so that the representatives of different aid agencies could guide the flood affectees after listening to their messages and calls. Maryam Aurangzeb asked the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to send their representatives to the respective radio stations where they could listen to the direct calls and messages of the flood victims and could help them in an efficient way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Says relief cells set up at PBC\u2019s HQs, regional stations LAHORE Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marryium Aurangzeb said on Saturday that Pakistan had never faced such highest level of flash floods and intensity of rains in its history. The flash floods and torrential rains inflicted huge human and infrastructural damage. Pakistanis should come […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-279931","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n