ISLAMABAD
\nSpeaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Friday said that countries and companies guilty of climate-induced devastation in Pakistan must fulfill their obligation of cutting carbon emissions and releasing pledged climate funds for climate-vulnerable countries.
\n\u201cToday it is Pakistan but tomorrow, it can be another country\u201d, the Speaker expressed these views in his meeting with the Arab group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), said a news release.
\nThe meeting was held to seek Arab countries\u2019 cooperation for the Assembly\u2019s proposal of a global climate fund via the forthcoming 145th IPU Assembly in Kigali, Rwanda from October 15, 2022.
\nThe Speaker said that climate tragedy in Pakistan resulted in colossal losses of lives and livelihood, which were beyond imagination. The calamity was not over rather it had outstretched in the form of diseases and food crises. Moreover, it has been negatively impacting the country\u2019s economy, which has already suffered losses above 30 billion US dollars, remarked the Speaker.
\nHe urged the Arab countries to back the proposal of the National Assembly for creation of a global fund by moving an emergency item in the forthcoming IPU Assembly. \u201cThe proposal is to demand climate justice for Pakistan by extending judicious support for the flood-ravaged country,\u201d he added.
\nHe also appreciated the generous assistance received from brotherly Arab countries and further said that they always supported Pakistan whenever the need arose and hopefully would continue to do so in that case as well.
\nThe Arab group expressed solidarity with the Speaker over the tragedy and assured to pass on the message to their respective governments and parliaments for backing Pakistan\u2019s demand for climate justice.
\nThey agreed that climate change was one of the greatest challenges at the moment and required collective and sincere efforts from all stakeholders, particularly the big polluters. The Palestinian delegation appreciated the unequivocal support of Pakistan for furthering the cause of Palestinian freedom.
\nThe delegates from Jordan also expressed their gratitude to the people of Pakistan and the government of Pakistan for supporting Jordan, especially during war. The meeting was attended by delegates from Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Palestine, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Friday said that countries and companies guilty of climate-induced devastation in Pakistan must fulfill their obligation of cutting carbon emissions and releasing pledged climate funds for climate-vulnerable countries. \u201cToday it is Pakistan but tomorrow, it can be another country\u201d, the Speaker expressed these views in his meeting with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-288033","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n