Islamabad:
The Federal Minister of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Senator Musadik Malik said Thursday that his ministry is preparing a 300 -day implementation plan to face the growing impacts of climate change, including the risks of the rains of the monsoon and the glacial melting.
When heading to a press conference, Malik said the action plan would end in coordination with federal ministries, provincial governments, armed forces, NGOs and well -being organizations.
“We must act within our own resources, with the support of our civil administration, well -being institutions and armed forces to safeguard our children and communities,” he emphasized.
Flanked by the president of NDMA, Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik, the minister said that Prime Minister Sharif during a cabinet meeting, declared both a national climate emergency and an agricultural emergency.
Malik explained that the measures were preventive, aimed at reducing the losses of the Monzón season next year and the glacial fusion. “This is not exclusive to Pakistan. The whole world is changing, and all nations must wake up with this reality,” he said.
Detailing the response to government floods, Malik said more than 2.5 million people had been evacuated to safer areas in Punjab, while Sindh was receiving advanced warnings due to late water tasks.
“From Sialkot to Nanowal, Lahore, Shahdara, Jhang and Sargodha, two important flood waves have already been tracked, and one now approaches the head of Punjnad,” he added.
Malik said the detailed climate action plan will be completed within a month, reiterating the government’s commitment to resilience and preparation. “We do not pray such devastation that it comes again, but if you do, Pakistan will face it together, with preparation, resistance and faith,” he concluded.
The president of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), General Inam Haider, Malik, said Thursday that the authority has delivered 9,500 tons of supplies of help to the areas affected by flooding in Punjab.
He said that more than 9,000 tents have been provided to Punjab as part of the military contribution assistance. The general aid package includes 30,000 tents, along with boats and ration kits, being part of a large -scale humanitarian aid initiative.
The president of the NDMA said that more than 2.4 million people have been evacuated from villages prone to flooding in Punjab.
Currently more than 5,000 villages are immersed. The rehabilitation process will begin in three or four weeks, once the waters of the floods go back and restore the critical infrastructure, such as roads and communication networks.
In Sindh, he said that help operations have gained impulse with the unprecedented participation of volunteers. Until now, around 150,000 people have been relocated in safe places, with more expected evacuations as climatic conditions evolve.
