Massive national effort underway to restore essential services in flood-hit areas: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said a massive national effort is underway to restore essential services in the flood-hit areas.

In a tweet on Saturday, the Prime Minister said National Highway Authority, Power DISCOs, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and other federal departments have done amazing work against the heaviest of odds and largely rehabilitated the damaged infrastructure.

In another tweet, Shehbaz Sharif said floods inflicted a serious damage on power system in Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He said it was a big challenge to provide power supply in the affected areas. He commended Secretary Power Division Rashid Langrial and his team for incessantly working to ensure the restoration of power supply.