On Monday, Ahsan Iqbal, the minister of planning, development, and special initiatives, issued a warning that the country would have problems with food security as a result of flooding and heavy rainfall.
Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal stated during a speech at a gathering in Islamabad that the country’s recent floods and torrential rains had severely harmed the crops of rice, bananas, onions, and other agricultural products.
Additionally, he continued, “40% to 50% of the cotton crop has also been devastated nationwide due to flooding.”Ahsan Iqbal said that the devastation wrought by the recent floods in Pakistan was greater than that brought on by the storm in 2010, stating that “0.9 million cattle and one million dwellings had been wiped away in floods.”
