KP to challenge flood damage figures of Punjab, Sindh

[M0an]

Apparently the politicians from Sindh and Punjab are fudging the number of people affected by floods to divert maximum amount of Aid to their respective provinces. Really unfortunate how low some people can go to exploit a colossus tragedy.

http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/the-newspaper/front-page/kp-to-challenge-flood-damage-figures-of-punjab%2C-sindh-290

Who gets the largest piece of pie and just how big the pie should be will be on top of the agenda when the Council of Common Interests (CCI) meets in Islamabad on Friday as suspicions abound that some provinces may be inflating their figures to gain the maximum out of the devastating floods that have hit Pakistan.

**Sindh on the other hand has claimed that a total of 1.4 million houses **have been affected by the floods in the province. This sharply contrasts with the latest UN figures and those announced by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday which put the total number of houses damaged or destroyed in the entire country at 1.2 million.

Officials here worry that Sindh because of its political influence and Punjab because of its great sway within the federal bureaucracy and amongst the technocrats would get away with more than their due share in the international assistance. “We stand nowhere,” the official said.

According to documents available with Dawn, the National Disaster Management Authority made a total of 117 dispatches to Multan between July 30 and August 30. This is against a total of 75 dispatches to the entire Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province for the same period. “This creates doubts,” another official said, adding “there is no transparency there.”

As a senior official put it, KP is likely to be left to lick its own wounds as other provinces with more political and bureaucratic clout try to get the lion’s share of international assistance.

[Captain1]

Re: KP to challenge flood damage figures of Punjab, Sindh

again, the mistrust, lack of confidence in each other will only lead to hiring a 3rd party to assess the damage to each province.