KARACHI: A spokesman of Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, through a handout on Tuesday clarified that the provincial government has so far released and not distributed Rs. 2.2 billion for the rain affected people in the province.
"The amount released to date is Rs. 2.9 billion with additional amount of Rs. one billion for disbursement of assistance through Pakistan Cards," he added.
The spokesman said the Sindh Chief Minister was misquoted by some of the reporters, who covered his press conference the other day, and wrongly mentioned Rs. 22 billion to be distributed among flood victims.
About Rs.80,000/- to be paid by the government to each family through Watan Cards, the spokesman said the Chief Minister had told the journalists that the federal government is contemplating to pay Rs.40,000 share to flood victims of 2010 through Watan Cards.
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