- COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa will visit flood-affected areas of Sindh today.
- Army Chief will be briefed on the flood situation and relief operations in Sindh.
- He will also meet the troops engaged in relief work.
KARACHI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa will visit the flood-affected areas of Sindh today, Bol news reported.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army chief will be briefed on the flood situation and relief operations in Sindh. It added that army chief will also meet the troops engaged in relief and rescue operations.
As per ISPR, Pakistan Army has established 212 relief collection points, 81 in Sindh, 73 in Punjab, 41 in Balochistan and 17 in KP. Pakistan Army established the Flood Relief Donesh Account to help the flood victims.
A day earlier, COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited remote far-flung of Balochistan to review the relief and rescue operations.
The military’s press wing said the army chief said the safety and welfare of flood victims is the first priority of the armed forces.
“The safety and well-being of our countrymen come first. We will reach every flood-affected person and will not rest until victims have been provided relief and rehabilitated,” the army chief was quoted as saying.
COAS Bajwa said the people of Pakistan are the first priority and they will not leave them alone in this difficult time. He also met troops busy in relief operations and lauded their efforts in service of men, women and children in distress.
The army chief visited Goth Sadoori in tehsil Lakhda of district Lasbela and personally met and shook hands with the rain victims. He also visited the relief and medical camps in the area. He met the troops engaged in relief work and appreciated their effort
The army chief instructed to utilize all available resources. He said the armed forces should support the civil administration for rescue, relief and rehabilitation operations.
“Reach out to your affected brothers and sisters without waiting for orders. Go ahead and work for the victims of natural calamities” the army chief advised.
[embedpost slug=”army-evacuates-tourists-stranded-in-kumrat-valley/”]
