Pakistan suffers over 32 Billion damages due to recent Floods.
PM tells UN Sec-Gen
SHARM EL-SHEIKH (news pulse / web desk) Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on Monday said that according to the post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA), the total estimated damages caused by the recent floods in Pakistan was Over $32 Billion i.e. around 10% of the country’s GDP.
The enormous task of rehabilitation and reconstruction would require substantial international support for Pakistan to build back greener, based on the model of sustainable development, he added.
The Prime Minister highlighted this as he met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres here on the sidelines of COP-27 Summit being held in Sharm El-Sheikh, a press release issued by the PM Media Wing said.
Appreciating the UN Secretary-General for his solidarity with, and call for massive support to Pakistan in the wake of devastating floods in the country, he reiterated that the unprecedented flood disaster in Pakistan was a clear manifestation of the challenge posed by climate change.
The Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif also endorsed the UN Sec-Gen’s call for climate justice and climate solidarity.
Courtesy: APP news