Pakistan

Country’s tattered economy suffers another blow: PM

PM says according to early estimates the damage to infrastructure may be up to two per cent of the GDP.

September 02, 2010

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that the country’s economy, which was already in tatters due to the war on terror, has suffered yet another major blow due to the floods.

He said that the floods have caused unprecedented devastation in Pakistan and according to early estimates the damage to infrastructure may be up to two per cent of the GDP.

He pointed that Pakistan has been passing through a crucial phase of its existence as flood devastation across the country was far greater as compared to the destruction caused by the earthquake in 2005.

“The calamity is not yet over and we are still in the middle of a disaster,” the prime minister said, adding that “we are literally in hot water.”

Gilani reiterated that the government has been seeking every possible measure to rescue and rehabilitate the flood victims in the country, adding that rehabilitation process for flood displaced people will start soon.

“The government’s top priority is to reconstruct the damaged or destroyed infrastructure.”

He appealed to the international community to help tackle the devastation caused by the floods adding that every eighth Pakistani has been affected.

The prime minister expressed these views while visiting a relief camp in Pir Sabak village near Risalpur, along with the wife of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Emine Erdogan.

Lauding Turkey’s help during the floods, Mr Gilani recalled that Turkey had played a prominent role during the 2005 earthquake as well.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 3^rd, 2010.

COMMENTS (2)

Ahmer Ali | 13 years ago | Reply Assalam-o-Allaikum Warahmatullah.The whole nation now-a-days the most devastating days of economy and infrastructure in Pakistan and despite repenting practically,sincerely,honestly and truly before Allah Almighty we are seeking help from world community instead of Allah Almighty.Basically this is all as a sequence of bad deed wrought by our hands because Hazrat Muhammad (APBUH) said that Allah shall restrict your economy if you will disobey Allah's commandments and on the occasion of Khutba-e-Hujatul Wida Hazrat Muhammad (APBUH) said that if you will hold Quran and My Sunnah firmly you will never be in the loss and the only things we have forgotten,id est,Quran and Sunnah and our lives are based on unislamic laws and the most importantly our country's constitution is also consists of mostly unislamic articles given us by British rulers.In the light of these words our economy's restriction is natural.First we faced earthquake on Oct. 08th,2005 but we didn't leave our bad deeds and great sins even we increased them and now in July 2010 we faced the most devastating flood and let see what er do to decrease our acts of bad deed and great sins to face such these natural calamities in the future.

parvez | 13 years ago | Reply It is in times of crisis that the quality of leadership is put to the test. The present dispensation has failed this test. It is now being perceived as shamelessly asking for aid and more aid to "swallow up" and perception is what matters.

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