Shehbaz Sharif stated that Pakistan lost $30 billion due to floods
Baku: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that if timely measures are not taken to deal with climate change, there will be losses in the coming time.
Addressing the COP 29 Summit in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, Shehbaz Sharif stated that schools, houses, and crops in Pakistan were severely damaged due to floods and Pakistan lost $30 billion.
Prime Minister added that the world has promised to help Pakistan with the losses caused by climate change. The promises made in COP 28 should be implemented.
He further said: “We do not want other countries to face a situation like Pakistan which is taking strong measures to deal with climate change”.
The Prime Minister also stated that they were working on a National Carbon Market Framework. The world will have to help developing countries like Pakistan which wants to invest in alternative energy sources.
In address to Ulema, Field Marshal urges unity, tolerance to counter sectarianism
- 17 hours ago
Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee to meet in Islamabad today for Shawwal moon sighting
- 15 hours ago
20 killed, eight hurt in rain-related incidents throughout Karachi
- 13 hours ago
OpenAI accidentally built one of the world’s richest charities. Now what?
- a day ago
Trump’s Cuba ambitions, briefly explained
- an hour ago
Spotify adds ‘Exclusive Mode’ audiophile feature for Windows PCs
- a day ago
I’ve been talking to people in Iran. They face an impossible choice.
- an hour ago
The man behind the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
- 16 hours ago
Pakistan grants 5G spectrum licences to three local telecom operators
- 15 hours ago
Huge decline in gold prices in Pakistan, global markets
- 16 hours ago
Apple’s $549 AirPods Max 2 add better ANC and live translation
- a day ago
Bernie Sanders explains his proposed billionaire tax
- a day ago
