25,000 ration bags sent to flood affected KP people: Azma

LAHORE: Provincial Minister for information Azma Bokhari said that on the direction of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, relief goods comprising 25,000 ration bags have been sent to KP people, who suffered a heavy loss due to rains and floods.

Azma expressed her solidarity with the people over the occurrence of the Gilgit Baltistan incident. She said that the Punjab government is sending edible goods trucks to KP. Punjab has always played the role of an elder brother for the rest of provinces. With the outbreak of dengue in the past, KP's top leaders went up to the mountains but Shehbaz Sharif sent a field hospital during the time of dengue outbreak in KP.

The provincial minister said that she has not heard about launching any new project in KP till now. She said that she can count CM Maryam’s 38 projects launched in the last 02 months. The KP government attempted to copy Punjab government's 2-3 projects but could not accomplish them. She said that she has not seen any statement being issued by the KP government for the affected families.