Shehbaz vows relief after monsoon havoc

PM Shehbaz vows support as monsoon batters GB, AJK

• Child dies, father rescued after glacier burst in GB’s Bagrot Valley • Four jump into river to rescue family member, three missing • 295 dead, over 700 injured nationwide in monsoon-related disasters • Corruption alleged in GB early warning, protection projects ISLAMABAD / GILGIT: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday reaffirmed the federal government’s full support for relief and recovery efforts in flood-hit Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Azad …

Shehbaz vows relief after monsoon havoc

Monsoon-related disasters have so far resulted in 295 fatalities and over 700 injuries nationwide, a government body said on Friday. Briefing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif about the devastation caused by the torrential rains in different parts of the country, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik said more than 1,600 homes have been completely destroyed, and 376 livestock lost due to the seve…

Monsoon spell: PM briefed about monsoon losses

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was on Friday apprised of the escalating human and infrastructural losses...