ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday expressed his deep grief and sorrow over the human and financial losses caused by recent flash floods in Qila Abdullah after another heavy monsoon rain spell lashed Balochistan province.
Seeking an immediate report over the affected areas, the prime minister also directed the National and Provincial Disaster Management Authorities (NDMA) to expedite the rescue and relief operations in the flood-hit areas.
A directive was also issued for the submission of a complete report regarding breaches in two dams and the subsequent damages caused by flood water.
The prime minister is soon expected to visit the flood-affected areas of Qila Abdullah, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.
The prime minister also desired that people trapped in floods should be shifted immediately to the safer areas, besides ensuring arrangements for food and tents for the affectees.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will launch the re-recorded national anthem composed with modern technology on the occasion of Independence Day on Sunday (today).
He is the second elected Prime Minister after Liaquat Ali Khan who will have this unique honor. The National Anthem has been re-recorded after 68 years, with the participation of 155 singers, 48 musicians and 6 bandmasters.
The project has been completed in collaboration with various departments including Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The brass bands of all three armed forces also participated in this national effort. The new compositions, recorded with excellent imaging carry a rainbow of all the cultural and regional colours of Pakistan. The re-recording of the national anthem began in August 2017 during the previous tenure of PML-N.
After assuming the portfolio of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in April this year, Marriyum Aurangzeb started the work of completing the project quickly.
