PM Imran Khan says ‘helping Afghanistan is our religious duty’

Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that it would be the biggest man-made crisis in Afghanistan if the world does not act and it is our religious duty to help Afghan people.

PM Imran Khan made the statement while addressing the keynote address at the inaugural session of the 17th extraordinary session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad today.

PM Khan said that no country has faced such problems as in Afghanistan. He continued that the people of Afghanistan have slipped below the poverty line and 70 per cent budget of Afghanistan relies on foreign aid and the bank assets were frozen after the Taliban take over Afghanistan.

He said that an extraordinary session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is being organised in Pakistan after 41 years.

The premier expressed sorrow over the silence of the international community over the crisis in Afghanistan. He warned of a dire humanitarian crisis if the steps are not taken immediately.