[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″]DI KHAN: On Monday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed the coalition government’s resolve to lead the nation out of the current economic crisis in the face of numerous economic difficulties, particularly the aftermath of the flood.
The prime minister said, “These challenges may be numerous, but the 220 million people of the country should not get worried. The coalition government with the support of its partners will steer the country out of the challenges.” He was speaking at a ceremony after laying the foundation stones of various infrastructure projects in DI Khan.
Nations have always encountered challenges, and the coalition government would only succeed in putting Pakistan on the path to progress through perseverance, he continued.
Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Haji Ghulam Ali, Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb, Advisor to PM on Political Affairs Engineer Amir Muqam, Amir of Jammiat-e-Ulema Islam-F Maulana Fazlur Rehman, relevant authorities and a large number of people were present on the occasion. The prime minister said that he had laid down the foundations for the commencement of mega-development projects in the backward areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s southern districts. He mentioned that during his previous visits, these areas were inundated with flood water and the people had faced immense destruction, from Nowshera to Swat, Kalam, Kohistan, DI Khan and Tank districts were badly affected by floods.
Destruction in Swat was caused mainly due to man-made structures in the middle of the river’s course, he said, and criticized the provincial government of PTI for its flawed policies.
The provincial PTI government, the premier cynically remarked, had constantly boasted about introducing an effective system, but the public had seen that system fall apart, and the government’s errors in this area could not be ignored. The federal government, according to the prime minister, had set aside a sizable sum of Rs90 billion for the flood-stricken population, and each affected family received Rs25,000 in addition to making sure that food and medicine were available.
He added that a donors’ conference would be held in Geneva on January 9 and that participants would remind everyone that the global carbon emissions by affluent countries were to blame for the disaster’s extreme size. He believed that even though Pakistan had less than 1% of the world’s carbon emissions, wealthy nations’ carbon emissions were to blame for Pakistan’s harsh weather.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
