KARACHI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday reached Karachi where he was briefed about the flood situation in Sindh and Balochistan and response measures taken to help flood victims, the military said in a statement.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army chief will visit troops busy in rescue and relief efforts in both provinces.
The statement said that the army flood relief centre has been established at Headquarters Army Air Defence Command Rawalpindi to oversee, and coordinate the national flood relief efforts across the country in coordination with Military Operations Directorate.
“Flood relief centres are being established in various parts of the country to assist collection, transportation and distribution of flood relief goods to flood victims in various provinces,” it added.
The ISPR said that the troops are shifting people to safer places, providing shelter, and meals and are busy in providing medical care to flood affectees.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Interior has issued a notification for the deployment of Pakistan Army troops in all four provinces in aid of civil administration.
