INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
With floods having wreaked havoc across the country, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday received a telephone call from
offered sympathies on the widespread devastation caused by the recent floods in Pakistan and condoled with Prime Minister Sharif on the loss
He expressed solidarity with the government and people of Pakistan braving the unforeseen natural calamity with resolve, it added.PM Shehbaz
thanked the Sri Lankan president for his compassion and expression of support in these testing times and briefed him on the large-scale
destruction caused across Pakistan by unprecedented rainfall resulting in floods and landslides.The prime minister highlighted that the
floods have caused extensive loss of human lives, livelihoods, livestock, crops, property, and critical infrastructure.He also apprised
Pakistan flood response launched on August 30, 2022, would contribute towards meeting the relief funding requirements and assist in the
rehabilitation and reconstruction phase.PM Shehbaz felicitated President Wickremesinghe on his election as the new president of Sri
Lanka.The two leaders expressed the desire to further strengthen the fraternal relations between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in areas of mutual
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