Senator Samina Mumtaz Zehri
Quetta: Central Vice President Balochistan Awami Party Senator Samina Mumtaz Zehri has said that as a result of devastating floods in the country, there is a fear of severe food crisis in Pakistan. One-third of the country has been affected by the stormy rains and floods, and standing crops along with livestock have been destroyed in these areas, due to which there is a fear of food shortage in the country in the coming days. The federal and provincial governments must come up with an emergency plan to deal with the expected food shortages. More than 33 million people have been affected by the recent floods, she said. Initial economic losses from the floods are estimated at more than $20 billion. Food insecurity and malnutrition in the flood-affected areas were already at a critical level, while the recent catastrophic floods are likely to increase the number of people suffering from malnutrition.
Senator Samina Mumtaz Zahri said that above 20 million acre Crops based land have been flooded and more than 65% of the crops containing basic needs like rice and wheat have been destroyed while more than seven and a half million animals have died. She said referring to international media reports that the international Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have warned that there is a fear of an extraordinary increase in the number of people suffering from severe hunger in Pakistan.
She said that since 1954, Pakistan has contributed only 0.4% to the global carbon dioxide emissions, while the developed countries are leading in spreading the dangerous carbon dioxide in the world. She said that the carbon dioxide released by the developed countries. Due to climate change, poor and developing countries are on target. Pakistan is paying a heavy price for climate change and the pollution spreading across the planet is having a direct impact on Pakistan. Although Pakistan is not responsible for this environmental pollution, it is suffering from the pollution created by other countries, which is a serious problem and the whole world must seriously consider this problem and air pollution.
Senator Samina Mumtaz Zehri once again appealed to the international community to make serious efforts for the early rehabilitation of the flood victims in Pakistan and to save them from malnutrition. Full assistance to Pakistan from Secretary General welcomed the appeal made to the United Nations and said that the world should give full assistance to Pakistan to reduce the effects of torrential rains and catastrophic floods and in this regard send food grains to Pakistan so that Pakistan can do not suffer from malnutrition. She warned hoarders that if anyone hoarded food grains during this difficult time, he would be dealt with iron hands. She appealed to the business community to bring the food grains available in the market in this difficult time and make maximum efforts to meet the national needs while boycotting such hoarders and bringing their faces in front the public so that those who create artificial scarcity are brought to justice and should be handed over and dealt with severely
