ISLAMABAD: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce (FPCCI) Vice President Atif Ikram Sheikh lauded resolve of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions.

In statement, he said said that PM has assured Managing Director of IMF to complete terms of IMF’s programme and explained Pakistan’s economic difficulties after devastating floods.

He said international community seems unconcerned about plight of people in Pakistan hit by floods.

“Large parts of Sindh and Balochistan provinces remain inundated. Number of food-insecure people in Pakistan has doubled to 14 million and another 9 million have been pushed into extreme poverty,” Atif said. Pakistan is suffering not just from flooding but from recurring climate extremes. Fact that some of same areas that received record temperatures were subsequently submerged shows sharp swings in weather patterns that are becoming norm.

Published in The Daily National Courier, January, 09 2023

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