Islamabad (Web Desk): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that the international community has a moral obligation to avert humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan.
In a post on Twitter, the premier said he had been warning of humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and now the World Food Program (WFP) chief has also issued an alert.
PM Imran added that Pakistan will continue to provide all possible relief to the neighboring country but international community must also act now.
I have been warning of this humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Now WFP chief issues alert. Pak will continue to provide all possible relief but int community must act now. It has moral obligation to avert this humanitarian disaster confronting Afghan ppl.https://t.co/SYt9QChyUK
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) November 9, 2021
In his tweet, the premier also shared a report by BBC that quoted the executive director of the World Food Program (WFP), saying that 23 million people in Afghanistan were heading towards mass starvation.