Centre providing all possible assistance to Sindh: Shibli Faraz

ISLAMABAD : Federal Minister for Information Senator Shibli Faraz on Monday said that federal government and its departments are providing all possible support to Sindh government after heavy rains in the province. Shibli Faraz, in a tweet on Monday, said that people of Quaid-e-Azam’s city are being tested after heavy rains and sympathies of entire nation are with them. The federal minister further said that every possible assistance is being provided without any political bias. On the other hand, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on has issued a high alert as already inundated Karachi is set to receive seventh spell of monsoon rains from Monday. The Met office has informed that another monsoon rain-bearing system has entered the province which could aggravate existing urban flooding and water logging in Karachi. Rain/wind-thundershowers, with isolated heavy to very heavy falls, are expected in Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Shaheed Benazirabad, Dadu, Tharparker, Nagarparker, Mirpurkhas, Islam Kot, Umar Kot, and Sanghar. Several cities of Sindh including Sukkur, Larkana and Jacobabad have also received downpours after which low-lying areas have been flooded with the rainwater. Meanwhile, the local administration has failed to repair the K-Electric system, creating problems for the residents who blocked main roads and demanded to immediately restore the power.