RAWALPINDI: The troop of Pakistan Army and Air Forces troops on Thursday continued rescue and relief efforts in various flood-hit areas of Balochistan and Punjab.
The troops continued relief operations and shifting of the affected population and their belongings to safer places.
The troops have also been carried out rehabilitation of road communication and infrastructure.
According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army troops were busy with relief activities in Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, Naseerabad and Lasbela. The ISPR release added that army medical teams were providing medical care to people in the flood-devastated areas.
PAF relief operations in full swing
On the other hand, Pakistan Air Force relief operations in the flood-affected areas in South Punjab are in full swing.
Food and medical facilities are being provided round the clock to the affected families by the relief teams of PAF. The PAF as a humanitarian gesture, distributed 12,155 pounds of basic food items and commodities to the needy families. Moreover, 939 patients were also attended by the paramedical team of Pakistan Air Force. The recent floods have caused devastation in the low-lying areas of South Punjab Region, badly damaging the villages and infrastructure. Despite inclement weather conditions throughout the country, especially in flood stricken areas, PAF personnel are working hard to provide humanitarian assistance to flood affectees.
