PM Shehbaz Directs Financial Aid for Flood Victims, Rehabilitation Efforts

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed immediate financial aid for families who lost lives and homes in recent monsoon rains and floods across Pakistan. He chaired a meeting in Lahore, emphasizing accelerated relief, restoration of electricity and roads, and personal visits by federal ministers to affected areas. The directive also includes swift provision of edibles and relief items to inaccessible regions, with NDMA and provincial authorities on alert for further rains. This government spending on disaster relief could add pressure to the national budget, potentially influencing the Pakistani Rupee's stability in the medium term.

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