Military leadership reaffirms resolve to render all possible support to flood victims

Military leadership reaffirms resolve to render all possible support to flood victims

Rawalpindi (Web Desk): The top military brass of Pakistan has reaffirmed the resolve to render all possible support to the flood affectees, the military's media wing said on Thursday.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday chaired the 250th Corps Commanders' Conference at General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi.

The participants of the conference undertook comprehensive overview of the flood situation and ongoing relief and rescue operations by the army.

Expressing deep sorrow over loss of precious lives and extensive damage to infrastructure due to unprecedented rains, floods, the forum resolved to spare no efforts for mitigating the sufferings of flood affectees.

The COAS directed formations to render all possible support to the flood affectees and every single affected individual must be reached to bring comfort in this hour of distress.

The COAS appreciated the ongoing relief efforts by the Pakistan Army.

As per the ISPR statement, the forum was also briefed in detail on the external and internal security situation, with particular focus on the floods and ongoing relief operations being undertaken by army troops.

The army directed formations to maintain operational readiness and efforts to counter terrorism particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan must continue.