Pakistan Floods: Troubled by floods, Pakistan will import vegetables from India; PM Modi expressed grief over the devastation
About 30 million people are affected by the floods in Pakistan. Floods are estimated to cause damage of $10 billion in various regions of the country.
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About 30 million people are affected by the floods in Pakistan : Floods are estimated to cause damage of $10 billion in various regions of the country, which is grappling with the economic crisis. Finance Minister Ismail said on Monday that vegetables and other food items will be imported from India.
Islamabad, Agency : Pakistan will now seek the help of its neighboring country India to deal with the skyrocketing prices of vegetables due to the devastating floods. Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Monday that vegetables and other food items will be imported from India. After the abrogation of Article 370 related to Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019, Pakistan almost stopped trade with India.
PM Modi expressed grief over the devastation said - it is very sad to see the devastation caused by the floods in Pakistan. He expressed hope that the situation will return to normal soon. The death toll in the floods reached 1,072 on Monday after 11 people were killed in the boat accident.
Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed grief : Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a message to his Pakistani counterpart Arif Alvi condoling the loss of life. Standing crops have been destroyed by the floods. Vegetable supply from Balochistan, Sindh and South Punjab is disrupted. The price of tomato is Rs 500 per kg and the price of onion has gone up to Rs 400 per kg.
Finance Minister Ismail said that the government can import vegetables and other food items from India to normalize the supply.
About 30 million people are affected by the floods in Pakistan. Floods are estimated to cause damage of $10 billion in various regions of the country, which is reeling from the economic crisis. Information and Broadcasting Minister Maryam Aurangzeb said that the Chief Ministers of all the provinces have been invited to the meeting called by the Prime Minister on natural calamity. The Chief of Armed Forces will also participate in this meeting.
