Pakistan's Prime Minister was expected to visit Sindh province on Saturday, after monsoon rains flooded large parts of the region.
Heavy downpours over the past six weeks have left more than 200,000 people homeless.
Yusuf Raza Gilani will tour affected areas and supervise relief efforts, according to a statement released by his office.
Gilani said on Friday that he had cancelled his attendance at next week's UN General Assembly session in New York to coordinate the work.
Pakistan's leaders came under criticism last year for failing to deal with floods that affected more than a quarter of the country's territory.
Local authorities, the United Nations, and foreign and local aid groups are distributing water, medicine and food, while the army is rescuing people from communities trapped by the waters.
But many thousands have received little or no help and are living in the open under rainy skies or scorching sun.
Last year's floods affected most areas of the country, including Sindh and prompted a large international relief effort.
This year, media coverage of the disaster has been more muted, but the government has come under some criticism.
Gilani recently returned from a trip to Iran, where he met President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, while Zardari visited London last week for a health check-up. AGENCIES
Yusuf Raza Gilani will tour affected areas and supervise relief efforts, according to a statement released by his office.
Gilani said on Friday that he had cancelled his attendance at next week's UN General Assembly session in New York to coordinate the work.
Pakistan's leaders came under criticism last year for failing to deal with floods that affected more than a quarter of the country's territory.
Local authorities, the United Nations, and foreign and local aid groups are distributing water, medicine and food, while the army is rescuing people from communities trapped by the waters.
But many thousands have received little or no help and are living in the open under rainy skies or scorching sun.
Last year's floods affected most areas of the country, including Sindh and prompted a large international relief effort.
This year, media coverage of the disaster has been more muted, but the government has come under some criticism.
Gilani recently returned from a trip to Iran, where he met President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, while Zardari visited London last week for a health check-up. AGENCIES
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