Lahore: Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan has launched large scale rescue and relief operations in flood affected districts of Punjab, including Kasur, Sialkot, Narowal, and Lahore. Alkhidmat teams are on high alert, rescuing stranded families and shifting them to safer locations.

According to the Foundation, four boats and four ambulances have so far rescued 234 people. In addition, four medical camps and a mobile health unit (mini hospital) have been set up in the affected areas, where treatment has been provided to more than 1,323 patients. Relief efforts also include the distribution of cooked meals to 2,123 individuals, food packages to 200 families, and bottled drinking water to 760 people.

Speaking on the occasion, Alkhidmat Foundation President Dr. Hafeez Ur Rehman said thousands of people had been affected by the recent monsoon rains and flash floods in Punjab and were in urgent need of assistance. 'Our rescue and relief teams are working around the clock to serve the people in this difficult time. We will not abandon our brothers and sisters in their hour of need,' he said.

Dr. Rehman further informed that 460 volunteers were currently engaged in Punjab, while two additional mobile health units and a response vehicle had been dispatched from Chakdara to the affected districts. He added that Alkhidmat volunteers were also actively working in flood hit regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit Baltistan. 'Our teams are not only providing food and clean water to affected families but also assisting them in clearing debris from their homes and shops,' he noted.

Highlighting the larger context, Dr. Rehman said that although Pakistan contributes negligibly to global climate change, it is among the most severely affected countries. He urged philanthropists and well-wishers to step forward and extend support to fellow citizens in distress. 'True to its tradition, Alkhidmat will continue its relief efforts until the complete rehabilitation of the affected communities,' he reaffirmed.