Summary Provincial minister says it is a national tragedy, nation is on one page in this hour of trial
PESHAWAR: (Dunya News) – Punjab government has on Tuesday provided 5 trucks of flour and thousands of blankets to the Khyber Pakhtunkhawa (KP) government for relief of the quake victims, reported Dunya News.
Holding a press conference at Governor House KP, provincial ministers of Punjab Chaudhry Ishaq Sarwar and Nawabzada Sher Ali said that it is a national tragedy, not just KP’s. “Punjab government is standing firm with the people of KP in this hour of need”, they said. The ministers said that the nation is on one page on this occasion, rising above the party politics.
Punjab government has sent a team of 65 rescue officials along with 10,000 blankets, 10,000 food packages and 5 trucks of flour to KP and also vowed to send in more aid if required.
KP’s provincial minister Shah Farman and Special Assistant to Chief Minister KP Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani were also present on the occasion. They thanked Punjab government for the aid.
Also read: Earthquake death toll rises to 253 in Pakistan
Rescuers were Tuesday picking their way through rugged terrain in the search for survivors after a massive quake hit Pakistan and Afghanistan, killing hundreds of people.
The toll was expected to rise as search teams reach remote areas that were cut off by the powerful 7.5 magnitude quake, which triggered landslides and stampedes as it toppled buildings and severed communication lines.
The bulk of the casualties were reported from Pakistan, where 253 people were killed and more than 1,600 injured, the National Disaster Management Authority reported.
According to report, 185 people have been killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 30 in FATA, 9 in Gilgit Baltistan, 5 in Punjab and 2 in Azad Kashmir.
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