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Chairing a high-level meeting on the issue, the prime minister said a comprehensive relief package regarding electricity bills for the affected regions would be finalized and announced after the conclusion of talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He further instructed that electricity bills already paid by flood-affected consumers for August 2025 will be adjusted in the upcoming month\u2019s bills. Highlighting the scale of devastation, Shehbaz said floods had displaced and affected millions of people across Pakistan. \u201cIn this difficult time, we are making every possible effort to ease the pain of our people,\u201d he added. The prime minister emphasized that federal and provincial institutions were fully engaged in rescue and rehabilitation operations. \u201cWe will not rest until every flood victim has returned to their home,\u201d he asserted.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE(National times)- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday announced a major relief measure for flood-hit people, directing electricity distribution companies to immediately stop the collection of August 2025 electricity bills in flood-affected areas. 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