Bilawal asks govt to impose agri emergency, launch global appeal

Published: 02:41 PM, 8 Sep, 2025
Pakistan
Bilawal asks govt to impose agri emergency, launch global appeal
Caption: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addressing media men in Muzaffargarh.

PPP Chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has urged the government to immediately impose agriculture emergency in flood-affected areas of the country, waiving electricity bills of the affectees, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Talking to media med after his visit to flood-hit areas in Muzaffargarh on Monday, Bilawal Bhutto said “I hope the prime minister will ponder over rehabilitation of the flood-stricken people on emergency basis.

The PPP chief said the government should immediately approach the United Nations and the foreign minister should formally launch an international appeal for assistance as Pakistan is hit by devastating floods. “This is not a time to do politics, rather it is time to close ranks,” he added.

Bilawal also urged the government to arrange relief on seeds and fertilizers for farmers. “Government should immediately provide assistance to flood affectees through Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) as was done in the past in the times of disasters,” he added.

Bilawal said the federal government should work in tandem with provinces for the rehabilitation of flood affectees.

The PPP chairman said that despite the fact that the entire country had suffered losses, Punjab had been most affected by the floods. 

He vowed not to leave the flood-hit people alone. “I can feel the pain the flood-affected people are going through,” he said, and added there was no doubt that farmers had suffered the most.

He said that the government could not deal with the calamity alone. 

“The friendly countries want to assist Pakistan in these testing times,” he added. 

Bilawal stressed the need for not carrying out relief and rescue activities but also focusing on the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the flood-affected people. –Reporter: Junaid Anwar

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