ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to assess damages caused by recent rains in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhawa provinces and compensate the public in coordination with provincial governments, state run media reported on Tuesday.

The PM chaired a meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) on floods on Monday and called for a joint strategy by the federal and provincial governments to compensate people for damages caused by floods.

“PM Khan stressed the need of better coordination among all the concerned federal and provincial institutions to tackle the challenges of climate change,” the state news agency APP said.

Chairman NDMA Lt. Gen. Muhammad Afzal briefed the prime minister about the current monsoon season, rain forecasts in various parts of the country and losses of life and property caused in the last few weeks.

At least 236 people have died across Pakistan since June 15 due to heavy monsoon rains and subsequent floods, the NDMA announced on Monday.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the worst-hit region with 107 deaths followed by Sindh province with 84, Balochistan with 20 and Punjab with 16 deaths. At least 11 people also died in the Gilgit-Baltistan region in the north of the country and seven in Azad Kashmir.

Flash-floods have completely destroyed 1,103 and partially damaged 1,370 houses and 10 bridges in the country, the NDMA said.