By Ali Imran
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani Wednesday said the Upper House of the Parliament would play its due role for relief and rehabilitation of the flood affectees.
Chairman Sanjrani, in a meeting with Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo, said the recent flood situation was unprecedented in the country’s history, and no government could cope with such calamities alone. He urged the entire nation to come forward and help the flood victims.
Chief Minister Bizenjo apprised the Senate chairman about the flood situation and relief operation in the Balochistan province.
2 senior officers go abroad on long leaves
ISLAMABAD: Two senior officers of the federal government went abroad on one-year leave, it has been learnt on Thursday.
According to the separate notifications issued by the Establishment Division, Waheed Asghar, a grade-19 officer of the federal bureaucracy posted in Punjab, has been granted leave for one year. Waheed Asghar will go abroad on a one-year leave starting from September 19, 2022. Similarly, Usman Khalid, a grade-18 officer posted in Punjab, has been granted one-year leave from September 19, 2022 to September 15, 2023. –Agencies
US Envoy calls on Ahsan Iqbal
By Adnan Rafique
ISLAMABAD: The Ambassador of the United States to Pakistan Donald Blome on Thursday called on Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal to extend his support to Pakistan during this difficult time after recent floods in the country. During the meeting the US Ambassador expressed his deep condolence over the loss of lives during the devastated floods and showed solidarity with the government of Pakistan.
The minister said that the recent flood had not only claimed human lives, but also affected infrastructure and livelihood at a mega scale.
The damages caused to crops and livelihood will certainly pose challenges for food insecurity in months to come, he added.
He further noted that the most critical challenge lies beyond initial relief & rescue efforts and revolves around rebuilding livelihoods of flood affected people & infrastructure that has been destroyed.
The recent floods are deviant from all previous such natural calamities as they are not from rivers but rain inflicted, said the Minister, while urging the international community to continue to support Pakistan as the scale of the floods are beyond the resources.
The Minister informed the Ambassador the rescue and rehabilitation operations have been continued while the government is focusing to bring the economy on track.
The government is making all out efforts for the flood-affected people while enhancing its social protection programs through Benazir Income Support Programme BISP and others.
Ambassador Blome said that during this difficult time the US stands with Pakistan and continues to support to the flood-affected people.
