Pakistan may have to import millions of tonnes of wheat to meet food shortage due to recent floods, we may import one million tonnes of wheat from Russia, no objection: Shahbaz Sharif's foreign news agency Interview with
Islamabad (Urdu Point Latest News. September 24, 2022) Prime Minister has indicated to buy 1 million tons of wheat from Russia. According to the details, in the interview given by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to a foreign news agency, it was said that due to the recent floods, Pakistan may have to import millions of tons of wheat to meet the food shortage. Import one million tons of wheat, no objection.
The Prime Minister said that Pakistan is facing floods due to climate change, which affected more than 33 million people, the three-month flood disaster has caused a loss of more than 30 billion dollars to the economy of Pakistan, hundreds of children. More than 1,600 people were killed, crops standing on four million acres were destroyed, millions of houses were damaged, their life savings were lost, thousands of kilometers of roads were destroyed, railway bridges, railway tracks, communication systems were disrupted. done
The Prime Minister said that funds are required for the rehabilitation of all this, the support of the international community is important in the flood situation and the rehabilitation of the victims, the international community should ensure our support for the rehabilitation of the flood victims. The aid received from all over the world will be delivered to the needy people under a very strong and transparent procedure, while third party audits will also be ensured by leading international companies.
Shahbaz Sharif said that the Secretary General of the United Nations agreed to the proposal of calling the international conference of the donors, but no final word could be reached in this regard, while the flood situation improved in the meeting with the top officials of the IMF and the World Bank. It has also appealed to Pakistan to postpone payment of outstanding debts and other conditions.
Regarding the relations with the neighboring countries and the situation in the region, the Prime Minister said that this is the best time to establish peace in Afghanistan, the frozen assets of Afghanistan should be restored immediately, and the Taliban should also ensure the basic rights of women. Must be made. Regarding relations with India, he said that it has become clear to the world that Pakistan wants peaceful relations with India, but for this, the Modi government has to change its steps after 2019.
