Ray Of Hope As PM Visits Flood-Hit KP.

PESHAWAR -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday visited flood-affected areas and also spoke to people in Kalam valley of the scenic Swat district, instilling a ray of hope in the area regarding an improvement of relief operations.

Apparently, the sour relations between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Centre seem to be a hurdle in the rescue and relief operation that is slow in the flood affected areas of the province so far.

So far, one helicopter, which is the official one of the KP chief minister, has been used for the rescue operations in Kalam and other areas of Swat.

In addition to visiting other flood-affected areas on Wednesday, Shehbaz Sharif flew to the Kalam valley to meet with tourists who had been left there since the devastating floods on August 26. He gave them the assurance that the government would soon reunite them with their families in their native towns.

'Sour ties' between KP and Centre have hurdled flood relief operations so far

In Kalam, the prime minister also spoke with a few local elders and listened to their complaints, but they were not given the...

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