Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Friday that expands the aid and rescue operations in the regions affected by the floods of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), such as the number of deaths of the last spell of torrential rains and land In the last 24 hours.
A special emergency cell has also been established in the Prime Minister’s office to guarantee the coordination of 24 -hour aid efforts, 7 days a week and monitor the situation in evolution.
By chairing an emergency meeting to review the damage caused by the rains of the monsoon and bubbles in northern Pakistan, the Prime Minister ordered the NDMA to maintain a close coordination with the provincial governments, particularly KP, to accelerate rescue operations and the delivery of essential supplies.
“The protection of human life is the highest priority,” said Prime Minister Shehbaz, instructing the authorities to guarantee the rapid sending of help goods, including tents, food and medicines, by road priority. He also directed the evacuation of stranded individuals, including tourists, from affected areas to safer places without delay.
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The president of the NDMA, the GEN, INAM Haider, Malik reported the meeting about the scope of the damage and response operations. The prime minister was informed that multiple regions had been beaten by sudden cloud bubbles and floods, severely impacting the infrastructure and displacing dozens of residents.
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said that the NDMA Command and Control Center is operating throughout the day and that early alert systems continue to provide real -time updates to KP, AJK and other provincial authorities.
“The prime minister has visited the NDMA headquarters three times during the current monsoonic spell to personally monitor the situation,” he said, added that all federal institutions were completely mobilized in the affected areas.
Later, the prime minister spoke with the governor of KP, Faisal Karim Kundi, and Prime Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, expressing sadness for the loss of lives due to floods and rays. He assured both full federal support officials, including the immediate provision of essential supplies. “In this difficult time, our sympathies and support are with affected families,” he said.
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Since the beginning of the monsoon at the end of June, Pakistan has registered more than 350 deaths due to rains, landslides and floods, with KP among the most affected regions. The authorities fear lower while the forecasts of the goals office continue the rain continues throughout the province until at least on August 21.
Pakistan remains among the countries most vulnerable to climate change. Experts warn that extreme climatic events, including sudden floods, heat waves and droughts, become more frequent and intense due to global warming.
Climate scientists say that such events are becoming more frequent and intense due to global climate change. Pakistan remains among the countries most vulnerable to their impacts, and communities throughout the country now face increasingly severe and unpredictable climatic patterns.
