Updated at: 1317 PST, Saturday, September 04, 2010
CCI to mull over flood situation on Monday ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani announced to call All Parties Conference, as over 20 million people have been affected as a result of the most devastating floods in the country, Geo News reported Saturday.
Giving policy statement on flood situation during National Assembly session today, he said at least 79 districts were affected in the country, adding such a massive flood was never seen before on face of the earth ever before as according to the United Nations.
The PM Gilani said the number of people hit by the flooding is far bigger than the overall number of affectees of Katrina storms, tsunamis and Haiti’s quake of Haiti October 8th shake in Pakistan.
The flood bulldozed the standing crops over 1.4 million acres and pulled down 1.3 million houses, rendering at least 7.5 million people homeless, he observed.
Yousuf Raza Gilani said at least 1600 people were killed and 2600 others injured as a result of flash floods across the country.
He informed at least Rs4 billion streamed into PM Relief Fund.
Lauding Pak Army efforts, he said the Pak Army rescued at least 1.3 million people.
The PM announced to call Council of Common Interests (CCI) on Monday; while, an APC would soon be convened in connection with the flood situation.
The PM appealed the people of Pakistan to celebrate Eid with austerity, urging cabinet members, ministers and political leaders and workers to spend their Eid moment s with the flood-hit people.
On this occasion, he also ordered all chief ministers to conduct inquiries into breaches of bunds in their provinces.
The aid money deposited for flood affectees, is a trust of nation and would be spent in transparent manner, he added.