Ministry of Information Technology & Telecom responds to floods

The Federal government has sped up the rescue and relief operations in flood-affected areas across the country, while stranded people were also being shifted to the camps and safer places on Sunday.

A message by the Ministry of Information Technology & Telecom said: “In case of any emergency assistance related to the floods situation, please dial 911 helpline.”

Relief camps have been established across all calamity-hit areas of the country, whereas food, medical aid and other relief items were being provided to affected people in the camps.

Provincial Disaster Management Authority and other relevant stakeholders continued distributing tents among the affected people.
The Pakistan Army Aviation Pilots in an extremely dangerous and challenging situation rescued a stranded individual surrounded in flood in Kohistan.

An emergency call was made by Kohistan administration for rescue, said the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a news release.

The rescue, relief and rehabilitation operation by Pakistan Air Force was also underway at brisk pace in flood affected areas of Sindh, Balochistan and South Punjab.

However, Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has disbursed over six billion rupees among 255,946 families under the Flood Relief Cash Assistance initiative.

On special Instructions of Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety/ Chairperson BISP Ms. Shazia Marri and with special coordination of State Bank of Pakistan, BISP’s partner banks payment centers are kept open on Sunday(holiday) for the smooth disbursement of payment to flood affectees in Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.