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Published 31 Jul, 2015 04:58pm

Act first, report later during flood relief efforts: COAS

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif has directed all concerned authorities to continue rescue and relief efforts in flood-affected areas of the country 'leaving no stone unturned', according to a series of tweets by Director General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asim Bajwa.

General Raheel Sharif also announced that Pakistan Army will donate a day's ration to the flood-hit people.

He reviewed the army’s relief efforts in flood-affected areas and directed all those involved in the relief activities to act first and report later.

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Earlier, Army Chief General Raheel Sharif had directed all field commanders of the Pakistan Army to extend all possible assistance to people in areas affected by floods.

Pakistan Army has continued its rescue and relief operations in Chitral district and other flood-hit areas of the country.

More than a hundred villages have been affected by floods in various districts of Punjab whereas 200 villages along the River Indus have been evacuated.

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