{"id":499361,"date":"2025-08-27T17:39:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T12:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=499361"},"modified":"2025-08-27T17:39:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T12:39:01","slug":"army-begins-flood-relief-operations-in-eight-districts-of-punjab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/army-begins-flood-relief-operations-in-eight-districts-of-punjab\/","title":{"rendered":"Army begins flood relief operations in eight districts of Punjab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Punjab government has deployed the Pakistan Army to assist with flood relief operations in eight districts, as rivers across the province continue to rise.<br \/>\nAccording to the Punjab Home Department spokesperson, on the directives of Punjab Chief Minister, military assistance had been sought for Hafizabad, in addition to earlier deployments in Lahore, Kasur, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Narowal, Okara and Sargodha.<br \/>\nThe spokesperson said the army had been called in to support district administrations in relief activities and to ensure the safety of human lives amid the ongoing flood situation.<br \/>\n\u201cDistrict administrations, PDMA, Rescue 1122, Civil Defence and police personnel are already on the front lines carrying out their respective duties,\u201d spokesperson added.<br \/>\nThe decision to deploy the army was taken to provide immediate support to local authorities and to prevent any untoward incidents, spokesperson said and added that army aviation as well as other necessary resources were also being provided in flood-affected areas as per requirements. The number of troops in each district was being finalized in coordination with the respective district administrations, spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll relevant departments of the Punjab government are monitoring the flood situation 24\/7,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Punjab government has deployed the Pakistan Army to assist with flood relief operations in eight districts, as rivers across the province continue to rise. 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