ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday urged Pakistanis on this Eid Al-Adha to take “special care” of people who were rendered homeless in floods last year.
Heavy monsoon rains caused devastating flash floods across Pakistan last year, killing at least 1,700 people, displacing millions, and causing damages worth $30 billion, according to government estimates.
“Sharif has urged the people to take special care and remember those people on the occasion of Eid ul Azha, who became homeless due to previous year’s floods,” state news agency APP reported, saying the prime minister congratulated the Pakistani nation and the Muslim Ummah on the auspicious occasion of Hajj and Eid and prayed for the acceptance of all religious rituals and sacrifices.
“On the occasion, the prime minister prayed for the peace and prosperity of the Muslim world and for the alleviation of the sufferings of Muslims across the world, particularly the oppressed brothers and sisters in Kashmir and Palestine,” APP reported.
“The prime minister observed that the peace, tolerance, brotherhood and obedience to the commands of Allah Almighty were the messages conveyed through sacrifices and performance of Hajj.”
Sharif said he was cognizant that Pakistan was facing inflation but his government “was utilizing all its resources to provide relief to the public.”
“It had provided maximum relief to the salaried class, pensioners and labourers in the the current fiscal budget,” APP said.
