PM inaugurates KP U21 games at Qayyum Sports Complex Peshawar

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan inaugurated KP U21 games at Qayyum Sports Complex Peshawar on Monday. The prime minister was the chief guest at the inauguration ceremony of Under-21 Games at Qayyum Sports Complex in Peshawar. In Mohmand, Imran Khan will distribute Kafalat Cards to the deserving families under Ehsaas Kafalat Programme besides inauguration of sports gala in Ghalanai. Under the Ehsaas Kafalat Programme, cash stipends of 2000 rupees per month will be given to the most deserving and poorest women. He will also address a public gathering there. A day earlier, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has declared extreme weather emergency as torrential rains wreak havoc across the province. At least 22 people have been killed and several injured in rain-related incidents across K-P. In its report, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) issued on Saturday said at least 57 houses have been caved and majority of deaths have been caused due to house-collapse incidents. In order to provide shelter and food to the citizens during the cold wave, expected to continue for the next seven days, the provincial government invoked power under Section 16(A)(i) of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Act 2010 to declare weather emergency from March 7 to 14. During the emergency, the deputy commissioners have been instructed to reactivate temporary Panagah i.e. shelter homes in areas hit by torrential rains, heavy snow and a drop in temperature.