Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday promised to rebuild houses of flood-affected people and ceaseless support of the government till their return to homes. Addressing a gathering of flood-affected people at a relief camp at Shershah Rural Health Centre, the prime minister said the government stood by people in the testing times and added that Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and he himself would continue to supervise the relief, rescue and rehabilitation process till the resettlement of all people in their homes in a dignified manner.
He said that all MNAs and MPAs also deserved commendation for their active role in supervising the rescue and relief operation. He lauded Rescue 1122, Pakistan Army and the administration for their untiring efforts to mitigate the suffering of the people and provide all basic facilities to them at relief camps and tent villages.
"The government will continue supporting the people till the danger is over completely and the last drop of floodwater goes into the sea," Nawaz Sharif said. Federal Minister for National Food Security Sikandar Hayat Bosan, Punjab Minister for Prisons Chaudhry Abdul Waheed Arain, MNA Abdul Ghaffar Dogar, MPAs Shahzad Maqbool Bhutta, Muhammad Ali Khokhar, PML-N district president Bilal Butt, Commissioner Asadullah Khan, DCO Zahid Saleem Gondal and other senior officials were present.