Khawaja Zaheer Ahmed - PDMA

assistance was sought from HQ 5 Corps for Thatta-
Sujjawal areas.
2) With respect to breaches, it was denied that any
breaches were pre-designated or permitted under
regulation, much less to favour or target any area or
people; the moreso as many socially active local
groups were engaged for vigilance and relief support.
Recounting relief support, it was submitted that before
arrival of flood waters, the PDMA immediately
procured and dispatched 22,050 tents, 1,300 tons of
cooked ration bags and 600 water cartons and, 7
boats and 4 boat engines that were supplemented by
97,334 tents, 374,365 tarpaulins, 160,080 kitchen
sets, 25,559 tool kits and 686,547 blankets 100,000
tons of food items were secured from WFP and
distributed to 3.3 million IDPs in 14 Districts; some
750 tons of food items were received from overseas
Pakistanis. Jacobabad was cut off for 40-60 days and
an air-bridge was established to drop supplies to the
marooned. 225 PAF air sorties, 8 helicopters, 699
SAR, Zulu Boats and hovercrafts of Pakistan Navy
participated at various stages; out of these, 228 relief
sorties arrived through Jacobabad airport during
September alone. As many as 5,000 doctors and
1,000 post-graduate trainees joined for health cover
with the assistance of 12,000 paramedics, and a large
contingent of nurses, in public and private
sector/NGOs, duly equipped with life-saving drugs
and supplies. In all, 1,477,851 patients were treated:
78,000 patients at medical camps, 351,235 diarrhoea
cases including 41,925 bloody diarrhoea, 1,009,541
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