Flood victims must be helped, no politics in relief work: ANP

Awami National Party (ANP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa President Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said that most districts of the province have been severely affected by the recent floods, with dozens of lives lost and houses destroyed in Swabi, Buner and other areas.
He said that in Swabi alone about 40 people have died, while more than 40 houses have been completely demolished. Farms and fields have also been ruined, leaving communities devastated.
Mian Iftikhar criticized the government and the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) for failing to provide timely assistance. He condemned reports from Buner that the Deputy Commissioner allegedly restricted NGOs and diverted relief goods to specific groups, calling it “condemnable” and urging that aid be distributed without discrimination.
He demanded that the government immediately provide food, clean water, tents and accommodation for displaced families, and deploy machinery to the affected areas. “The machinery held back in Islamabad for political purposes should be brought to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and used for public service,” he added.
The ANP leader said his party, along with Khudai Khidmatgar Tanzeem, was already assisting flood victims, and appealed to the public and social institutions to extend maximum support. “This is not the time for politics but for serving humanity,” he stressed, urging provincial and federal governments to take swift and practical measures for relief and rehabilitation.