Monsoon Rains Created Food Security Challenge For Pakistan: Sherry.

ISLAMABAD -- The monsoon rains have created a national food security challenge for Pakistan inundating a vast area of the country and impacting the GDP to a considerable extent. 'The recent floods have swept away land equivalent to size of the UK,' said Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman during her concluding remarks at the COP in My City Summit organised by the Ministry of Climate Change in collaboration with UNICEF. She said, 'A large population is seeking shelter and food, but we were late in our response since such unprecedented rainfalls were not expected. We are using all of our resources but they are not enough in the face of this crisis.' The minister stressed that climate discussions and discourse among the youth will prove fruitful in preparing the future generations to make endeavor for a sustainable, green future. Appreciating the efforts of youth partaking in climate debate, the federal minister remarked, 'It is so exciting to see the...