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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday directed the relevant authorities to provide financial support to families affected by the recent monsoon rains and floods, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said.
The statement said that the premier issued the directions while chairing a meeting on the recent monsoon rains and floods and the damage caused.
During the meeting, he directed that financial assistance be provided to the families of those who had lost their lives in the floods as well as to those whose homes had been partially or completely destroyed, the statement said.
He instructed that restoration of the power supply and the rehabilitation of roads be completed as soon as possible, it added.
