MIRPUR, September 25: Special Assistant on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan has said the federal government will fully compensate for the losses suffered by the people due to earthquake in Azad Kashmir.
Talking to the media persons in Mirpur on Wednesday after visiting the Divisional Hospital, she said the government will sit with Azad Kashmir government and the National Disaster Management Authority to evolve a way forward for the relief and rehabilitation of the quake affected people.
She said twenty four people were killed and four hundred others wounded in the calamity. She said that three hundred and seventy seven people have been discharged after treatment. Fifteen serious patients have been shifted to CMH.
She assured that the divisional hospital of Mirpur will be provided with all the necessary equipment including the portable X-Ray to treat those wounded in the quake.
The Special Assistant said she is visiting the quake affected areas on the instruction of Prime Minister Imran Khan and the government fully stands by the quake victims in this hour of trial.
She said compensation will be announced for those killed in the calamity whilst those who suffered losses in the form of damages to their houses and livelihoods will also be compensated.
Firdous Ashiq Awan described the calamity a national tragedy and said all the political parties and different segments of society should stand united to heal the wounds of quake victims. Meanwhile, Japan has offered assistance for the victims of earthquake in Azad Kashmir. – DNA
