There is a big difference between the aid we are receiving and the amount we need, we need more aid from the international community.
Wednesday 31 August 2022
Islamabad (Urdu Point Newspaper Latest - International Press Agency.August 31, 2022) Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that the international community should stand with us today, there is a big difference between the aid we are receiving and the amount we need. Yes, we need more help from the international community. Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif specially invited the representatives of the international media tonight. He said while talking to the representatives of the international media in Islamabad that the situation in 2010-11 faced, I want to share my experience with you people, it was a very difficult task, but at that time there was full support from the international community including the federal government and other institutions, friendly countries helped in the construction of houses, food , medicines and mobile hospital etc. were provided.
He said that he started visiting certain areas in the month of June this year, I estimated the intensity of the flood from the situation in 2010. Initially, I thought that the flood this year was less intense, but I When I visited with my colleagues, I felt that this is a completely different situation, I visited Sindh and Balochistan, yesterday I went to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, I can say that the current flood situation in the country is the worst in the history of Pakistan. Is.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that millions of people have become homeless due to floods, more than 1 thousand people have died, including 300 children, thousands of people have been injured, and around 1 million animals have died. , the standing crops were completely destroyed, all the palm trees, cotton and rice crops in Sindh were destroyed. He said that people have become homeless in Balochistan as well, they need food, medical aid, drinking water, the government of Pakistan, provincial governments and rescue organizations such as the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), the Pakistan Army are helping people. Determined to provide relief, these institutions have moved thousands of people to safe places, yesterday a young man was rescued by helicopter.
Met members of international media today to brief them about flood ravages in Pakistan.The devastation is evidence of seriousness of the threat posed by climate change.Despite having less than 1% share in carbon emission, we are ranked 8th in terms of exposure to climate hazards.
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) August 30, 2022
Shahbaz Sharif said that you people are also present in the field, you have seen the situation yourself, I am reviewing it daily, the situation is very bad, the disastrous situation has also made the economic situation serious, I am on politics. I am not talking, I am talking about the current situation, the flood has added to our burden due to which the situation has become complicated.
He said that infrastructure has been destroyed all over Pakistan, about 3,500 kilometers of roads have been damaged, hundreds of bridges and underpasses have been destroyed, there is no electricity in many cities, our ministers, secretaries, Pakistan Army and Engineering. The staff is in the field to repair all the cables, roads and bridges. Three days ago, Quetta's ground connection with Sukkur city was completely cut off. In just 36 hours, the officers restored the connection with great effort.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that due to this, we are facing a problem in accessing the basic necessities of life, we are facing a situation that I have not seen in my entire political life, we are providing all the resources for relief and rescue. Bringing the car, the rehabilitation phase is very difficult, at this time we are providing tents, mosquito nets, drinking water and treatment facilities to the victims.
He said that we have appealed to our brothers and sisters all over the world, I am grateful to all the countries that supported our appeal for help. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that some countries sent relief goods via rail to Istanbul.
Tehran has started sending to Islamabad, today the first train has left from Istanbul, other countries are also providing cash.
He said that in the current situation, assistance is needed from the international community on an emergency basis, I expect that as the media is showing the disastrous scenes, the reaction is accelerating, today we have bothered you to come here. To tell people about the situation, we will give a presentation today about the situation in the four provinces. He said that dozens of helicopters are engaged in relief operations, transporting children, women and other victims to safe places and providing them with food, milk, medicine, but it needs to be done on a massive scale if not. So this challenge will continue till the last victim is reached.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that yesterday we decided that the National Flood Response and Coordination Center will ensure the speedy implementation of all our decisions, it will keep in touch with the provincial disaster management authorities, and coordinate the relief operations. It will plan the rehabilitation program as well as liaise with the donor agencies.
He said that I firmly promise that under my supervision every single penny of the aid money will be used in a transparent manner and every single penny will go to the needy. Influence will not work, this is the commitment of our team to the people, donors and supporters of Pakistan. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that we will spend the money of the development projects for the rehabilitation of the flood victims. There is a lot of difference, we need more assistance from the international community, he said that I expect all the developing world to go ahead and support us.
