Rich countries should announce debt relief for poor countries: PM Imran

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the world population will soon reach 8 billion and more than 20 countries in the world have been facing food shortage.

Addressing the International Fund for Agricultural Development through video link, he said that agriculture is a basic requirement for human survival, adding that over 100 million children have been suffering from malnutrition.

The prime minister said that the world was facing many challenges in dealing with coronavirus, adding that either we would all end or we would overcome the challenges together.

He said that he had launched a campaign for loan concessions for poor countries affected by the pandemic.

“Poor countries need economic stability to come out of the Covid-19 crisis and the rich countries should make announcement for debt relaxation for poor countries,” he added.

Imran Khan called for investing in sustainable agriculture development, ensuring adequate and fair prices of food products, applying new technologies and rethinking patterns of food consumption and production.

“I further propose that a new strategy for sustainable food production and consumption should be considered and adopted at the Food Systems Summit next year,” Imran Khan said.