Russia offered gas, wheat aid amid famine risk in Pakistan: Khawaja Asif

Asif says that Pakistan will need the help of its neighbors and the international community due to the damage caused by the floods.
It is said that the SCO summit highlighted that the global north damage to the ozone layer has led to disaster in Pakistan.
Appreciated the UN chief for playing the role of Pakistan’s spokesperson.

ISLAMABAD: Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif says that the country will need the help of neighbors and the international community due to massive floods as massive crop losses could lead to famine.

The Defense Minister said this in a media conference while sharing updates on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Uzbekistan along with his delegation on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand.

Khawaja Asif said that during his one-on-one talks, bilateral meetings and speeches at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, the Prime Minister has highlighted the damage caused to the global north by the ozone layer. trouble Which directly affected more than 33 million people of Pakistan.

The minister also said that Russian President Vladimir Putin appreciated Pakistan’s stand on the Russia-Ukraine war at the UN and international level.

“No leader has claimed that their governments have proposed to Pakistan to buy oil. No one has written to Pakistan. However, there have been discussions on the supply of oil, gas and wheat from Russia. Russia has proposed. has extended its gas pipeline infrastructure to Central Asian states which can be extended to Pakistan via Afghanistan to provide gas supplies. News Reported

Russian authorities had also extended the offer of wheat supplies because of possible food shortages in the country. Flood devastationhe added.

“They [PM Shehbaz Sharif] Reiterated that in the coming days, Pakistan will need the help of its neighbors and the international community due to massive damage to its agriculture, which will lead to a food security crisis.

He appreciated this. Secretary General of the United Nations He was playing the role of Pakistan’s spokesman to help Pakistan in the crisis. Winter season is approaching and flood crisis may lead to famine in Pakistan.

During the visit, Khawaja Asif said that it was seen that the world leaders sent their greetings to Mian Nawaz Sharif at the summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization and recalled their meetings with him. He further said that President Xi also discussed the railway line project which is the railway line project in our region and beyond, CPEC projects, road network projects.

The Chinese President reiterated that China is Pakistan’s all-weather strategic friend and wants Pakistan to overcome crises and achieve stability. The Chinese President also announced all possible support to Pakistan in this regard.

In response to the media’s questions, Asif said that Imran Khan is not talking about floods but is constantly demanding power.

The condition of the flood victims in South Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is pitiful but the PTI government was not determined.