Ashrafi invites world personalities, organizations for flood victims help

ISLAMABAD, Sep 03 (APP):Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Saturday invited the world leading personalities and organizations for the flood victims help in Pakistan.
Talking to national and international media, Ashrafi who is also the chairman of Pakistan Ulema Council said Pakistan alone could not cope with the damages caused by the floods in different parts of the country.
Seeking support to overcome this critical situation, he said the world should come and witness itself the damages incurred due to flash floods in Pakistan.
Besides lauding the services of Pakistan Army, and volunteers of religious organizations in flood hit areas, he said the endeavours on the part of Palestine for ‘Pakistan Solidarity Day’ and assistance for flood victims were commendable.
He said Pakistan was grateful to the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, China, United Kingdom and United States for extending all out cooperation to the flood victims in Pakistan.
In the post-flood situation, the leaderships of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Turkiye had expressed their bonds of love and brotherhood with Pakistan.
Ashrafi said we should seriously think about the climate change and its implications.
No doubt, the flood was a test from the Allah Almighty, but it had also disclosed our shortcomings and negligence, he said proposing dams should be built and the construction of other buildings on the rivers’ banks should not be allowed.
He said it should also be investigated why the roads and bridges were made so weak which could not withstand by flash floods.
He said Pakistan Army was the pride of the Pakistani nation and the service rendered by it on the instructions of Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa in this difficult situation were exemplary as per its tradition.