Jamrud, 16 September 2022 (TDI): 87 trucks carrying humanitarian aid from Tajikistan arrived in Jamrud across the Torkham border, yesterday. Pakistan has warmly welcomed Tajikistan’s humanitarian assistance.
Amir Muqam, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs, Tajik Ambassador to Pakistan; Ismatullo Nasredin, and members from the NDMA and Ministry of Foreign Affairs were present at the occasion.
It is noteworthy that international flights carrying fresh supplies have been arriving in Pakistan, officials said on Friday, as the death toll from recent flooding surpassed 1,200.
According to the UN Food Program, the crisis in Pakistan, which has been a major transit destination for food supplies destined for Kabul, is projected to exacerbate food insecurity in neighboring Afghanistan.
Evacuations have also begun in Pakistan’s south, as the province of Sindh braces itself for more flooding. Pakistan has received assistance from China, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, Uzbekistan, the United Arab Emirates, Tajikistan, and other countries.
Floods in Pakistan
Floods in Pakistan have killed 1,486 persons since June 14, 2022. Heavy monsoon rains and melting glaciers following a severe heat wave produced floods, all of which are linked to climate change.
It is the deadliest flood in the globe since the 2017 South Asian floods, and it has been labeled as the worst in the country’s history. Because of the flooding, Pakistan announced a state of emergency on August 25.
Moreover, on August 29, Pakistan’s Climate Change Minister stated that “one-third” of the country was under water, affecting 33 million people. So far, the government of Pakistan has calculated a loss of US$30 billion due to flooding throughout the country.
These are Pakistan’s deadliest floods since 2010, when over 2,000 people died in the flooding, and the world’s deadliest since the 2017 South Asian floods.
Miftah Ismail, Pakistan’s Finance Minister, estimated that the floods had cost the country at least $30 billion (or Rs. 6.7 trillion).
