Recent floods in Pakistan is the outcome of pollution created by developed & industrialist countries: António Guterres

LARKANA, Sep 10 (SABAH): The United Nations Secretary General António Guterres says the recent floods in Pakistan is the outcome of pollution created by the developed and industrialist countries, therefore they must come forward and help Pakistan to cope with the situation.

He was talking to flood affectees during his visit to a relief camp in Larkana, along with Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday. The UN Secretary General said Pakistan is not responsible for the climate change but it has suffered the most from its effects.

António Guterres said he is not asking the industrialist countries to show their generosity but calls for justice, as they are responsible for the pollution which has caused devastation in Pakistan.

He said Pakistan has no resources to overcome the current situation alone, therefore the international community must help it to reconstruct the damaged infrastructure and rehabilitate the flood affectees.

The UN Chief once again called on the industrialist countries to stop the war against nature and not to pollute the globe.

Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the government is fully realizing the problems faced by the flood affectees. He said the federal and the provincial governments are working jointly for rehabilitation and reconstruction of the flood hit areas. The Prime Minister said Sindh was most severely affected by the recent floods. He said the government is providing 25000 rupees per family to minimize the sufferings of the flood affectees.

The Foreign Minister on the occasion thanked the UN Secretary General for visiting Pakistan to convey the hardships of the flood affectees with international community.