LAHORE: Senior political leader Jahangir Tareen Khan on Sunday announced an aid of Rs.100 m for the flood victims across the country.
According to details, aid items for the flood-affected areas by the senior politician include rations, tents, tarpaulins, mosquito nets, feminine hygiene kits and cash.
Also while encouraging people to help the flood affectees Jahangir Tareen said that businessmen and philanthropists across the country should come forward for the aid of flood victims.
He emphasized the need for a concerted national effort to help the millions of Pakistanis affected by floods.
We all have to play our part, he said.
Over 1,200 medical relief camps have been established in flood hit areas to provide medical assistance, including first aid for water-borne and cold-fever related diseases to marooned victims, Minister of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Abdul Qadir Patel told.
He said that 300 health camps were being set up in six districts of Balochistan and Sindh and 400 in eight districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He said that camps would be established in Dera Ismael Khan, Tank, Peshawar, Nowshera, Swat, Charsadda, Shangla, Lower Dir, Lasbela, Jaffarabad, Nasirabad, Sohbatpur, Jhal Magsi, Bolan, Musakhel and Harnai. A total of 95 health camps were organised in Karachi and 100 medical camps will be organised in Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur districts, Kambar Shahdadkot, Larkana, Sukkur, Khairpur, Dadu, Nausheroferoze, Sanghar, Badin, Shikarpur and Kashmore, he added.
