He was speaking to media representatives at an event on “Policy Dialogue on Climate Smart Agriculture and Food Security: Challanges and Way forward for Pakistan,”. He urged the three key stakeholders – the Election Commission of Pakistan, the incumbent government, and all political parties – to develop a consensus on holding elections. The Speaker said that Pakistan was facing severe impacts of climate change, including droughts, forest fires, and recent devastating floods. He praised the Pakistani nation for successfully grappling with these challenges and said that climate change, food security, and sustainable agriculture are strongly interlinked. He further highlighted the pivotal role of the Pakistani diaspora in finding new ways of transforming agriculture in response to climate change.

Source: The Nation March 08, 2023 07:05 UTC