Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said Pakistan will provide “all possible humanitarian aid” to the Afghan government in order to mitigate a massive humanitarian crisis brewing in the war-torn country.
The prime minister made these remarks in a meeting with Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and his dozen-strong delegation who called on the premier in Islamabad.
Pakistan has always stood with the Afghan ppl in their hour of need. We have assured Afghan acting FM Amir Khan Muttaqi & his delegation we will provide all possible humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. We are sending essential food items, emergency medical supplies & winter shelters
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) November 11, 2021
“Pakistan has always stood with the Afghan people in their hour of need,” the premier wrote on Twitter. He said his government was sending “essential food items, emergency medical supplies and winter shelters” for the people of Afghanistan.
to provide immediate relief to Afghan ppl. We will also provide free Covid 19 vaccines to all Afghans travelling across the border into Pak. Again I urge the int community to fulfill its collective responsibility to avert a grave humanitarian crisis confronting ppl of Afghanistan
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) November 11, 2021
Imran further said that the Pakistani government will also vaccinate Afghans travelling across the border into Pakistan. The prime minister, once again, urged the global community to intervene so that the Afghan crisis can be averted.
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On Tuesday, Imran shared a report by BBC that had quoted the executive director of the World Food Program (WFP), saying that 23 million people in Afghanistan were heading towards mass starvation.
“It is as bad as you possibly can imagine,” David Beasley had told BBC. “In fact, we’re now looking at the worst humanitarian crisis on Earth.”
“Ninety-five percent of the people don’t have enough food, and now we’re looking at 23 million people marching towards starvation,” he added. “The next six months are going to be catastrophic. It is going to be hell on Earth.”
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