UNITED NATIONS: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will make his debut on world stage when he will addresses the 77th session of UN General Assembly today in which he is set to highlight the massive devastation left behind by the deadly climate-induced floods, and appeal for international help to deal with the catastrophe.

The premier is the 12th speaker in the 193-member Assembly's high-level debate on its 4th day in which some 140 world leader are participating. It is the first in-person session of the Assembly following the Covid-19 pandemic. During his series of meetings with his counterparts from around the world, PM Shehbaz has been briefing them on the floods that have inundated one-third of Pakistan, inflicting huge damage to human lives, infrastructure, livestock and crops.  “Pakistan is passing through difficult times and the havoc wreaked by floods, which is obvious before the world, needs serious attention,” he said in his video statement yesterday. Some world leaders have responded by making dramatic appeals to the international community to come forward and help Pakistan.

Published in The Daily National Courier, September, 23 2022

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