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Press Release

No PR333/2010-ISPR

Dated: August 17, 2010

Rawalpindi - August 17, 2010:

Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani visited the flood affected areas of Balochistan, Southern Punjab and Sindh today, to monitor the flood situation and relief efforts by the Army.

COAS flew over the flood affected areas and visited relief camps established at Multan, Dera Murad Jamali and Dadu, and witnessed relief activity. He appreciated the rescue and relief operations being conducted by the Army troops by reaching out to the people in affected areas.

COAS urged the Army formations to assist Civil Administration and utilize available resources in the best possible way by decentralized execution of the relief effort. COAS directed to send over hundred additional doctors, including the Final Year students of Army Medical College, beside additional Nursing Staff, to augment the medical facilities in flood affected areas. He also directed to ensure adequate preventive measures against the spread of any epidemic in affected areas. He pledged that Army will do everything possible for its affected countrymen in this hour of distress.

COAS also appreciated the support given by friendly countries, especially in term of rescue helicopters.

On the way back, COAS also met Chief Minister of Punjab at Lahore and discussed flood relief operations.

Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani during his visit to flood affected areas on Tuesday (17-8-2010) - Photo ISPR

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Press Release

No PR332/2010-ISPR

Dated: August 17, 2010

Rawalpindi - August 17, 2010:

Pakistan Army Engineers worked tirelessly round the clock and opened Chakdara Bridge, Besham and Skardu road for all types of traffic. Army has recued more than 6 lacs stranded people in the flood affected areas of Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, KPK and Gilgit Baltistan.
Army has distributed 1130 tons of rations from its quota and are providing cooked food and free medical treatment to marooned people in Relief Camps. From Lahore, 90 Trucks of relief items have been dispatched to DG Khan Laayyah, Rajanpur, Kot Addu, and KPK. Aerial Rope between Bagh Dheri and Sakhra has been made operational. 5 water points have been established at Nowshera Kalan and Sais Mandi and supplied 8, 7000 liters waters to flood affected people. The chair lift at Balambat - Timergara Bridge has also been activated to facilitate the local population.
Similarly road Muzaffargarh-Dera Ghazi Khan has been opened by Pakistan Army Engineers and NHA after an exhaustive effort.
In Southern Punjab, Pakistan Army in collaboration with civil administration is managing over 90 relief camps where more than100 tons of ration is being distributed daily. Army medical teams are also providing medial treatment to the patients in these camps.
In Sindh and Balochistan Army troops rescued more than 7000 people to safer places by helicopters and boats.

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