Pakistan, Aug. 16 -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) mobilize all resources to provide relief to people in flood-affected areas, Pakistani state media reported on Saturday.

The development comes amid ongoing monsoon rains in the country that have triggered flash floods in several areas, with 155 people killed and another 468 injured since the beginning of the monsoon season in late June.

PM Sharif held a meeting with NDMA chairman Inam Haider Malik, during which he was briefed on the country's climatic situation, particularly the flood situation in view of the monsoon rains, the state-run PTV News reported.

"All available resources should be mobilized to provide every possibl...