ISLAMABAD:

In an effort to mitigate the sufferings of the people hit by the worst flooding in decades, the government has decided to provide relief in electricity bills to consumers and sought the International Monetary Fund's nod for this purpose.

The floods in three rivers have so far rendered millions of people homeless, besides damaging crops on 1.3 million acres of land. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif asked the Ministry of Finance to reach out to the IMF and get its consent for giving relief in electricity bills in the areas damaged by the ongoing floods, according to government sources.

After the prime minister's instructions, the ministry on Friday held a virtual meeting with the IMF and sought its endorsement for the waiver of the bills, they added.

The Pakistani authorities req

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