ISLAMABAD
Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce (FPCCI) vice president Atif Ikram Sheikh on Sunday lauded the resolve of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions.
In a statement on Sunday, the FPCCI leader said said that the PM has assured the Managing Director of the IMF to complete the terms of IMF’s program and explained Pakistan’s economic difficulties after the devastating floods.
He said the international community seems unconcerned about the plight of people in Pakistan hit by floods.
“Large parts of the Sindh and Balochistan provinces remain inundated. The 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. In spring 2022, the country was in the grip of a scorching, drought-aggravating heat wave that caused forest fires. The fact that some of the same areas that received record temperatures were subsequently submerged shows sharp swings in weather patterns that are becoming a norm.
