The top political leadership of the country joined hands on Saturday to cope with the worst ever floods in the country and agreed on setting up a body to raise funds for the rehabilitation of flood victims.
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and Pakistam Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif, while addressing a joint press conference after a meeting here at the PM House, expressed deep shock and grief over the wide scale devastation that displaced around 20 million people and caused losses of billions.
The two leaders expressed the resolve to work together for the rehabilitation of the flood affected people.
Prime Minister Gilani said he also telephoned Asfandyar Wali of Awami National Party (ANP) and would continue to contact other leaders to gain their support for a national cause.
“The calamity demands of us that all political parties rise above their differences to jointly cope with the disaster,” Gilani said.
He said the government has decided to set up a body to transparently collect and disburse the funds amongst the provinces judiciously, as per the damage assessment.
The Prime Minister said the name, members and details of the new body would be announced in a few days and would have the credibility and trust of the entire nation.
Gilani said the members of the new body have not yet been finalized, but amongst those on the list could be Rana Baghwan Das, Fakharuddin Ibrahim, and Justice Nasir Aslam Zahid etc.
Gilani said the government would not have any favourites in the fund raising body and anyone may join it for a noble cause.
Gilani said the government has mobilised entire resources for the rescue and relief efforts and would continue to work with all the stakeholders for the rehabilitation.
He said both he and Nawaz Sharif stood together to help the people who not only lost their homes, but also all means of livelihood.
Nawaz Sharif said he had witnessed the “unprecedented devastation” caused by the floods. There was a need to unite the nation, without indulging in any point scoring,
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