Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said Pakistan is passing through one of the most critical times in history and stressed the need to utilise whole nation’s energy to overcome the severe situation.
He was talking to flood affected people at a relief camp in Pir Sabak village near Nowshera. First lady Fauzia Gilani and the wife of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, also accompanied the Prime Minister during the visit. The Prime Minister mentioned that every eighth citizen in the country was affected by the floods. Earlier, the Prime Minister, first lady and the visiting dignitary went around the camp, currently housing over 200 families and being run by the Turkish Red Crescent society, with the help of Pakistani volunteers. At a vocational centre set up at the camp, Emine Erdogan gave away sewing machines to the women and gifts to the children.
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