Federal govt authorizes army troops deployment in calamity hit districts for relief, rescue operations

ISLAMABAD, Aug 26 (APP): The federal government, in exercise of powers conferred under Article 245 of the Constitution, authorized deployment of army troops to assist provincial governments- Sindh, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Balochistan for relief and rescue operations in the calamity hit districts/areas.

The troops were being deployed in pursuant to the requests made by all the provincial governments, said a notification issued by the Interior Ministry here Friday.

The exact number of army troops/assets, date and area of deployment would be worked out by the respective provincial governments/ administrations in consultation with MO Dte, GHQ, it further said.