Sindh Action Committee demands tent city in Karachi for flood affectees

Displaced people sit on a tractor with their belongings as they make their way to reach safer place camp after fleeing from their flood hit homes following heavy monsoon rains in Shikarpur of Sindh province on August 30, 2022. — AFP

HYDERABAD: Sindh Action Committee on Tuesday held a rally  to protest against the treatment being meted out to the province's flood affectees, demanding that victims of the recent rain-induced flooding  be provided accommodation in Karachi through a tent city. The rally was led by members of the committee Qaumi Awami Tehreek chief Ayaz Latif Palijo, Sindh Taraqqi-pasand Party (STP) chairman Dr Qadir Magsi, Sindh United Party leader Syed Zain Shah, and Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (Bashir) leader Dr Niaz Kalani Later, the nationalist leaders also held a press conference at the Hyderabad Press Club. "People have been lying on the streets due to the flooding," Palijo said, criticising Sindh's government for leaving flood-hit affectees in distress. Taking a jibe at Sindh's administration, Palijo added that the "rulers are waiting for the province to drown, so they can hold all the incoming funds" which are actually meant for victims of the catastrophe. "People of Sindh are a marketing strategy for the rulers," he remarked. "The rulers are busy doing visits and photo sessions," Dr Qadar Magsi  said, while Zain Shah complained about the floods destroying agriculture, homes, and infrastructure. "Flood affectees are not getting any help," Niaz Kalani remarked.

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UAE sends humanitarian assistance for Pakistan's flood affectees

Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal receives humanitarian assistance sent by UAE in Islamabad. — Twitter/@uaeembassyisb

UAE Ambassador  Hamad Obaid Alzaabi on Tuesday announced humanitarian assistance for flood affectees in Pakistan and extended his condolences to the country following  recent catastrophic floods which have killed more than 1,100 people and affected over 33 million. A statement issued by the ambassador stated that the President of the UAE Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued directives to transport relief aid, shelter materials, and humanitarian needs for those affected by torrential rains and floods. "This assistance includes tons of food and health packages, various shelter materials, as well as urgent relief materials, with the aim of contributing in efforts to relieve the affected population and provide necessary needs in such circumstances, especially for vulnerable groups of women and children," the statement read.
On Sunday August 28, the first relief aid plane from UAE landed in Islamabad. The flight carried various food and shelter aid, which was to be followed by a number of other aid planes over the coming days to provide support to mitigate the repercussions caused by the floods.
The statement added that the constant downpour since June 15 is hampering relief efforts in flood-hit areas. However, the UAE's  Red Crescent, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, and other charitable organizations are working closely with Pakistan's relevant authorities to provide rescue and relief assistance. Through the assistance, vital food packages, shelter, and medical supplies are being distributed among affectees in Sindh, Balochistan, South Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The assistance also includes a mobile clinic in Sindh which is treating people in flood hit areas of the province.

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PTCL, Ufone pledge support worth Rs1.75 bn for flood affectees

Flood affected people walk on a temporary bamboo path near their flooded house in Shikarpur of Sindh province on August 29, 2022. — AFP 

KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) on Monday announced a relief package worth Rs1.75 billion to support flood-hit victims across provinces in Pakistan, the company said in a statement. PTCL's package includes donations to the Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund, NGOs, provision of free calls in flood affected areas, housing loans to displaced people, and medical facilities to ensure better treatment of affectees. "These are trying times for millions of people across Pakistan, with everything including lives, shelter and sources of income taken away by one of the worst natural calamities in modern times," said Hatem Bamatraf, PTCL and Ufone's President and Group CEO. He stressed on the need to extend collective support by individuals and local organisations when sharing his thoughts on the devastations. "During this crisis, PTCL Group stands with the affected people and is committed to support individuals, their families and communities countrywide," Bamatraf said. 
Through its health centres, the country's largest telecom services provider, will also be offering medical services to affectees who will be treated by the facility's 13 doctors and 27 paramedical staff across its eight districts. PTCL's mobile operator Ufone has also announced free calls services for affectees to help them stay connected with not only family and friends, but also with  the government and aid agencies following the catastrophe. "The U Microfinance Bank has pledged towards providing low-cost house loans for flood-affected families to rebuild their homes," the statement read. The telecom company will also be contributing its funds to various leading aid agencies working in Balochistan and Sindh to ensure immediate relief assistance to victims.
PTCL, in its statement, further shared that its employees and staff will also voluntarily give donation that will be matched by the organization. "The total amount will be donated to a leading charity," PTCL stated. The recent monsoon floods in Pakistan have impacted millions of people with lives lost, properties destroyed, and sources of income wasted for families across provinces.

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Punjab CM orders to accelerate relief activities for flood affectees

`LAHORE: Punjab chief minister (CM) Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Friday has ordered to accelerate relief and rescue activities to provide relief to the flood and rain affectees in the province. 

In his statement Punjab CM Pervaiz Elahi directed the administration to take every possible step to provide relief to the flood affectees and ensure provision of food and other basic facilities.

He also directed the administration to become active in the flood and rain-hit areas.

Earlier, the ISPR also said that troops were assisting the civil administration in relief efforts in Dera Ghazi Khan due to “flash flooding/ hill torrents”.

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Two medical camps have been established by the army to provide medical care to the locals affected by the floods, it said.

Six villagers lost their lives when violent currents of a hill torrent brea­ched a protection dyke in Dera Ghazi Khan late on Tue­sday night.

According to villagers living near the protection dyke, they were caught unawares as the administration did not issue any warning about the torrents coming from the Soori Lund hill. Floodwaters also affected wheat stocks of the food department.

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