KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said that media is not giving natural disaster coverage it deserves. Talking to media representative CM expressed his displeasure over way media has covered floods in country. Media started giving coverage to floods very late, he added.

CM admitted that many people have stopped his car and protested over ill governance of Sindh government. However, all of province’s elected representatives are in their areas and monitoring relief and rescue operations, he added. Talking about situation of tents distribution CM said that they are distributing 6,000 tents every day while a total of 300,000 tents have been ordered. Sindh government has approached UAE, Iran and Saudi Arabia and offered to buy tents if they have them, he added. PPP leader said that government officials are facing difficulties in dispersing relief goods due to damaged roads.

He told that at least 470 people have lost their lives to floods while 8,314 have suffered injuries. Over 3 million homes have been damaged in province, he added.

Published in The Daily National Courier, September, 03 2022

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