Islamabad: East Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan According to a media report on Tuesday, Rs 5 billion has been raised through an international telethon for the people affected by the devastating floods in the country.
Khan, president of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, said during the telethon held on Monday that the aim was to raise funds for the flood victims as no government could deal with such a devastation alone.
Earlier, the Government of Pakistan had launched an international appeal seeking funds for relief and rehabilitation of flood-affected people and restoration of those damaged. basic infrastructure,
‘The whole country has been affected by this’ [flood], According to preliminary estimates, the flood caused a loss of over Rs 1,000 billion and over 1,000 people have died so far.
He said he had received a lot of calls from Pakistanis, including migrants who wanted to help the flood victims.
Former PM said people can donate to the two bank accounts opened by him Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) governments. He assured that the money would be spent to help the flood-affected people across the country.
The nationwide death toll has risen to 1,136 as of Monday, with over 1,634 injured and over 33 million displaced, according to the latest figures released by the National Disaster Management Authority.
Federal Planning and Special Initiatives Minister Ahsan Iqbal also said that the initial economic loss from floods in Pakistan could reach at least USD 10 billion, adding that the unprecedented floods caused by abnormal monsoon rains have damaged roads, crops, Infrastructure and bridges have been washed away. , affects more than 33 million people.
The monsoon season in Pakistan runs from July to September. This year monsoon and pre-monsoon rains broke 30-year record in Pakistan NDMA The data shows that the average rainfall for 30 years was 130.8 mm but in the 2022 season it was 375.4 mm.
According to the paper, Iqbal said it may take five years to rebuild and rehabilitate the nation of 200 million people, which is facing the grave challenge of food shortages.
Khan, president of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, said during the telethon held on Monday that the aim was to raise funds for the flood victims as no government could deal with such a devastation alone.
Earlier, the Government of Pakistan had launched an international appeal seeking funds for relief and rehabilitation of flood-affected people and restoration of those damaged. basic infrastructure,
‘The whole country has been affected by this’ [flood], According to preliminary estimates, the flood caused a loss of over Rs 1,000 billion and over 1,000 people have died so far.
He said he had received a lot of calls from Pakistanis, including migrants who wanted to help the flood victims.
Former PM said people can donate to the two bank accounts opened by him Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) governments. He assured that the money would be spent to help the flood-affected people across the country.
The nationwide death toll has risen to 1,136 as of Monday, with over 1,634 injured and over 33 million displaced, according to the latest figures released by the National Disaster Management Authority.
Federal Planning and Special Initiatives Minister Ahsan Iqbal also said that the initial economic loss from floods in Pakistan could reach at least USD 10 billion, adding that the unprecedented floods caused by abnormal monsoon rains have damaged roads, crops, Infrastructure and bridges have been washed away. , affects more than 33 million people.
The monsoon season in Pakistan runs from July to September. This year monsoon and pre-monsoon rains broke 30-year record in Pakistan NDMA The data shows that the average rainfall for 30 years was 130.8 mm but in the 2022 season it was 375.4 mm.
According to the paper, Iqbal said it may take five years to rebuild and rehabilitate the nation of 200 million people, which is facing the grave challenge of food shortages.