Pakistan: PM Sharif asks for international help to tackle floods
26 August 2022 |
2:25 pm
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif met with foreign diplomats to brief them about the situation in Pakistan. Torrential rains have caused heavy floods, killing 937 and affecting around 3 million people.
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