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WATCH: Maryam Nawaz falls from table while addressing flood victims in Rajanpur

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WATCH: Maryam Nawaz falls from table while addressing flood victims in Rajanpur. The PML-N leader was delivering her speech in Rajanpur district of Punjab.

In the video, Maryam surrounded by the flood victims could be seen addressing the victims. Suddenly, the table, she was standing on, collapsed and she fell to the floor.

Fortunately, the PML-N leader was not injured in the mishap. After the incident, she completed her speech while standing on the floor.

Maryam has been visiting the flood victims in different districts and interacting with them as millions of Pakistan are suffering from rain-induced flooding.

Read more: Maryam rejects government’s decision to increase petrol price

While Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has announced a relief package worth ten billion rupees for flood-affected areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Addressing a gathering of flood-affected people at Kanju during his visit to flood-hit areas of Swat, he said the amount would be spent for the relief and rehabilitation of the flood-hit people of the province.

The Prime Minister reaffirmed his commitment to utilise all available resources for the rehabilitation of flood victims across the country.

He said the Federal Government, the National Disaster Management Authority and the provincial administration, through close coordination, would ensure transparency and immediate disbursement of the amount in the affected areas.

Shehbaz Sharif announced the launch of a survey to assess the damage to standing crops of cotton, rice, and other agricultural products caused by floods across the country.

The Prime Minister said the government will announce a package for the farmers whose crops and cattle are affected by the floods.

He thanked the Chief of Army Staff and Air Chief for assisting the civil administration and NDMA in relief and rescue activities.

The Prime Minister directed the Frontier Works Organization to take immediate steps for the re-opening of closed roads and their rehabilitation on an urgent basis.
Shehbaz Sharif also interacted with flood victims in the Kalam area and inquired about the difficulties of the affected.

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