ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has stated that all provincial governments to cooperate with the federal government beyond all political affiliations to mitigate the sufferings of flood-affected people of the country.
PM stated this while addressing a meeting of the National Flood Response and Coordination Centre in Islamabad on Thursday. The Prime Minister stated that as wheat sowing season begins, therefore seeds will be provided to farmers of flood-hit areas.
Prime Minister said that federal and provincial governments will bear the cost at fifty percent share each. He added that NDMA is procuring very good quality seeds. Prime Minister said the provincial governments of Sindh and Baluchistan have selected districts where they need the federal government’s relief but Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab have refused to accept this.
The Prime Minister urged the two provincial governments to cooperate with the federal government so that no shortage of wheat occurs. He said the federal government is not allowing the private sector to import wheat because it wants to save every penny of the national exchequer.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the government was filling the gap between wheat supply and demand caused during the last four years. He made it clear that nobody will be allowed to misuse this calamitous situation and earn profits or do hoardings.
He said distribution of cash relief assistance amount among families of those who died, were injured or were affected in any other way during floods is underway in a transparent manner.
The Prime Minister said other essential items like tents, medicines, food packages, water and mosquito nets have been distributed across the country as per the requirement of every flood-affected area.
