(Latest newspaper from newstime-June 3- 2020)Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi contacted Canadian Minister for International Development Kareena Gold via video link to discuss issues of mutual interest, including bilateral relations, the status of the corona virus and its economic implications. The Foreign Minister appreciated Canada's timely and effective response to the Corona epidemic and stressed the need for joint efforts by both countries to deal with the epidemic.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that Pakistan with its limited resources on the one hand is trying to fight the global epidemic like Karuna and on the other hand is trying to provide financial assistance to millions of poor Pakistanis who are suffering from economic crisis.
The Foreign Minister said that Pakistan is currently reaching the extreme level of Corona. We are facing two challenges at the same time, on the one hand we have to stop the spread of Corona virus and on the other hand we have to save our people from hunger and poverty. The Foreign Minister said that 25% of Pakistanis are living below the poverty line. "Despite our limited resources, we are taking all possible steps to address the economic implications of the Corona virus under the Ehsas program," he said. Prime Minister Imran Khan has proposed to provide "debt relief" to developing countries in view of the deteriorating economic situation in developing countries.
He said that we are happy that this proposal was not only discussed in G20 and other important forums but also practical steps are being taken in view of this proposal but considering the nature of this challenge these steps are insufficient. We hope that Canada, as an important and active member of the G7 and G20 forums, will help advance this debt relief proposal in a better way. Yes, we stand with Pakistan in this difficult time.
The Canadian Minister said that we will continue to work with Pakistan for the eradication of polio as well as the Corona epidemic. Special thanks to the Prime Minister. The Foreign Minister said that along with Karuna, we are also facing a locust heart attack which poses a serious threat to the agriculture sector.
The Foreign Minister apprised the Canadian Minister of the ongoing Indian military killings and continued grave human rights violations against unarmed Kashmiris in occupied Jammu and Kashmir and said that India seeks to destroy the peace and stability of the entire region by implementing its Hindutva thinking. Is. He said that India was constantly targeting peace-loving citizens through violations of the Line of Control, India was constantly ridiculing the Muslims by blaming the international community for the spread of the Karuna epidemic. The two ministers decided to continue mutual consultations to tackle the Corona epidemic and adopt a joint strategy on key regional and global issues.
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