Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar has said the government is mobilising all available resources to provide relief and conduct rescue operations in the flood affected areas.

In a post on his X handle, Ishaq Dar said federal and provincial agencies, the armed forces and local administrations are working tirelessly to reach affected communities and ensure the safety of the citizens. He said the government will address immediate needs and plans for the long-term recovery of the impacted areas.

The Deputy Prime Minister urged all Pakistanis, at home and abroad, to keep the affected families in their prayers and to contribute in whatever way they can to the ongoing relief work. He said together, we will overcome this difficult hour.

'I am deeply saddened by the tragic loss of life and destruction caused by the recent cloudbursts and flash floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the northern parts of Pakistan. Our hearts go out to the families who have lost loved ones, to those who are injured, and many whose homes and livelihoods have been swept away' Ishaq Dar said.

He said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has chaired an emergency meeting, and the government is in close coordination to address immediate needs and plan for the long-term recovery of the impacted areas.

'Barring my long pre-scheduled official engagements with the Deputy Prime Minister of UK, Rt Hon Angela Rayner; Secretary General Commonwealth, Rt Hon Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey; H. E. Hamish Faulkner, Minister of State, UK Foreign Office; and members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords during my two-days visit to the UK, I will not be holding the planned community interaction with the British Pakistani diaspora. This decision has been taken in solidarity and respect for those who are grieving, and to ensure that our full attention remains on the national relief and recovery efforts. My sincere regrets to all the organizers of the community event' Ishaq Dar said.

'I urge all Pakistanis, at home and abroad, to keep the affected families in their prayers and to contribute in whatever way they can to the ongoing relief work. InshAllah, together, we will overcome this difficult hour. Thank you' Ishaq Dar concluded.