KARACHI
\nProvincial minister Imtiaz Shaikh has expressed apprehension of drought in Sindh. \u201cNot a single town has been saved from floodwater, all villages have been destroyed,\u201d Sindh\u2019s Minister for Energy talking to media here said.
\n\u201cThe government is trying for an early dewatering of the submerged area to prepare the land for wheat cultivation\u201d, Imtiaz Shaikh said. \u201cOtherwise, the province would have to face drought like situation,\u201d he said.
\nHe alleged that an effort was made by the PTI with a campaign on social media to halt relief supplies for flood victims. \u201cWhere 15 billion rupees went, which were collected for the flood affected people,\u201d he questioned.
\nResponding to MQM Imtiaz Shaikh said,\u201d it is not the time to call flood victims as \u2018non-local\u2019, when your elders came here, Sindh had opened its doors for them and not termed them as \u2018non-local people\u2019.
\nHe said all MPAs of the party have been in their areas and standing with people in their difficult time. \u201cIn Shikarpur, 48,000 people are being provided food at the relief camp,\u201d he said. \u201cFloodwater water level will soon drop in Badin, Thatta and Nawabshah districts,\u201d minister said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KARACHI Provincial minister Imtiaz Shaikh has expressed apprehension of drought in Sindh. \u201cNot a single town has been saved from floodwater, all villages have been destroyed,\u201d Sindh\u2019s Minister for Energy talking to media here said. \u201cThe government is trying for an early dewatering of the submerged area to prepare the land for wheat cultivation\u201d, Imtiaz […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":283325,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[10624],"class_list":["post-283312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-national","tag-imtiaz-shaikh"],"yoast_head":"\n