QUETTA Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has assured that federal government would not leave the people of Balochistan in the lurch and would utilise all available resources for the relief and rehabilitation of flood affectees as it was the prime responsibility of the government. International community should help Pakistan so that it could tackle colossal damages caused by devastating floods in the country, he added. The PM expressed these views while talking to newsmen and flood affectees of Jaffarabad district on Thursday. Gilani accompanied by Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira, Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Water and Power Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and Raza Rabbani had an aerial view of the flood-affected areas of Balochistan and met with affected people in Sohbatpur of Jaffarabad. He said that flash floods had caused devastation at a large scale across the country, and Pakistan was not in a position to deal with this serious situation alone. He appealed to international community to assist flood affectees. Gilani said the government had mobilised all available resources to ensure relief to the affectees and added that with the help of the people, armed forces, local and international aid agencies, the difficult situation would be successfully tackled. The Prime Minister said that if needed, the government would divert development funds to rehabilitation of affected people in the country after halting development activities besides reviewing budgetary allocations in the wake of devastating floods. He said that meeting of the Council of Common Interests would be convened so that all four chief ministers, federal cabinet and other stakeholders could review the situation and evolve a strategy for the rehabilitation of flood affected people. Federal government would provide complete details of utilisation of the aid to the people, he said, adding that all information would be placed on the website so that it was accessible to all. He said he had tasked Interior Minister Rehman Malik to finalise a list of those who have been killed or displaced in the recent floods. The Premier said that National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) had been given task to provide relief goods to all flood affected areas of Balochistan and added that steps were being taken to prevent waterborne disease in the flood-hit areas. He assured that all legally installed tubewells in the province would be provided subsidy. The Prime Minister also distributed rations, cash and tents amongst the flood victims. Expressing condolences over the heavy loss of live and property, he announced Rs 50 million for food to the affected people of Balochistan through utility stores on emergency basis, besides announcing one thousand tones of food. The Prime Minister announced restoration of subsidy on electricity for agriculture tubewells in Balochistan that was withdrawn by NEPRA few days back. Earlier, Chief Minister Balochistan briefed Prime Minister Gilani about the details of damages caused by the heavy rains and floods in the province. Provincial ministers including Mir Sadiq Umrani, Amin Umrani, Gazal Gola and Mir Saleem Ahmed Khosa were also present on this occasion.