Hungry and annoyed people looted relief items at a flood relief camp and who could not get any item started snatching from those who managed to get some relief items on Tuesday. According to reports, Jhang district administration asked people to wait as Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif will distribute relief items among them.
That was too much for the patience of the poor people who were without food for the last three days. The administration had kept some relief bags in tents and a truck load of items was waiting for the chief minister to distribute the goods. The people suddenly started looting the goods by boarding the truck. It was a free for all as the police looked helplessly. Others who had knowledge of stored relief items rushed to the camps and took away every thing. Still many who could not get any item started snatching from those who managed to get some relief items.
In the meantime, the Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif reached the camp and directed the administration to bring more relief goods for the affected people. He made a brief address to the affectees and assured them that the government would meet all their needs. He also took serious notice of short supply. Meanwhile, people complained that while there are 0.5 million affected people, the administration brought around 7,000 packets of relief items that were quite insufficient.
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