KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has appealed to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa to help flood-stricken people in interior Sindh. MQM-P Rabita Committee has urged COAS Qamar Javed Bajwa to issue immediate orders for rehabilitation of people and infrastructure in flood-hit areas where hundreds have been killed and thousands rendered homeless.

MQM-P Rabita Committee noted that there was an alarming situation in various cities of Interior Sindh due to heavy rains, which caused flash floods. “Civil administration has failed to deal with floods and disasters due to rains,” it said, adding that houses and crops have been damaged. Party appealed Army chief to release orders for rehabilitation of flood-hit victims on emergency basis. Rabita Committee further urged COAS Bajwa to direct Pakistan Army soldiers to start relief activities in flood-affected areas. PDMA Sindh said that at least 263 people have been killed and over 700 have been injured in Sindh as heavy rains and floods continued to wreak havoc in province.

According to data shared by Provincial Disaster Management Authority over 32 people were killed in past 24 hours in different rain-related incidents across province, with most deaths reported from Larkana division.

Published in The Daily National Courier, August, 25 2022

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