PM directs to remain alert during current rainy situation

ISLAMABAD: On Monday, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif ordered the federal and provincial departments to remain vigilant and make use of all available resources to assist the populace during the current rainy spell that is sweeping the nation.

Additionally, he requested that the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and provincial management authorities closely monitor the nation’s rains. According to him, in order to deal with the situation, the federal departments should cooperate with the provincial governments and departments. To ensure the public’s safety, he said, all conditions must be met in the relevant locales. People should be moved to safe areas as soon as possible, according to PM Shehbaz, who also suggested that the National Highway Authority (NHA) and other relevant agencies should keep an eye on the interprovincial national highways.

The prime minister said effective arrangements should be made to ensure traffic flow and public convenience on Quetta-Karachi highway in Lasbela and Quetta-Sibbi highway in Bolan.

The people should be kept alert in affected areas and on various highways, Shehbaz Sharif added.

He said safety of human lives and property was the top priority of the government, therefore all the civil service departments should remain vigilant and work with national vigor and responsibility.

He also directed the people to follow precautionary measures in the situation of severe weather and cooperate with government institutions.