Category: Medical/Health Care

Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khorsheed has directed relevant departments to utilize all available resources for removal of debris from flood affected Nallas to ensure smooth flow of water.

In a statement on Sunday, he also directed to provide relief to the flood affectees.

 

Source: Radio Pakistan

Five people were killed and four others injured in different rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during last 24 hours.

Director General PDMA Sharif Hussain said the district administrations and other concerned departments have been directed to accelerate relief operations in their respective areas.

 

Source: Radio Pakistan

Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has directed all the departments concerned to remain alert round-the-clock to deal with possible monsoon flooding in the province.

Chairing a meeting in Lahore today (Saturday), the Chief Minister directed to construct underground water tanks in major cities of the province including Faisalabad to store rainwater. He asked the commissioners to devise a plan in consultation with WASA in this regard.

Sardar Usman Buzdar said that the provincial government has decided to provide every possible resources to the administration to deal with any situation caused by possible floods.

 

Source: Radio Pakistan

As per decision of Sindh government, partial lockdown was enforced in the province, including Karachi today (Saturday), to contain the spread of fourth-wave of the Covid-19.

All businesses except grocery, meat and vegetable shops and pharmacies remained closed.

Inter-city transport was also off the road while light vehicles with strict adherence to SOPs were allowed to ply on roads only for vaccination purpose.

Sindh government has announced to end ban on pillion riding and allow public transport to ply, to facilitate people for vaccination.

Addressing a press conference in Karachi today, Spokesman of Sindh government Murtaza Wahab said the lockdown will not be applicable to inter-provincial transport and airports.

He said only those institutions will be allowed to work which get their employees vaccinated while the institutions violating the SOPs will be sealed for one month.

Meanwhile, National Command and Operation Center has said federally administered sectors in Sindh will continue to operate in accordance with pre-determined SOPs during the lockdown.

In a statement today, the forum said these sectors include flight operations under SoPs, railways with seventy percent passengers, Pakistan Stock Exchange and other offices of federal government with minimum staff as per the SoPs.

 

Source: Radio Pakistan