PM Khan requests the world community to write off country’s debt

Prime Minister Imran Khan appealed to the global community to write off the debts of developing countries such as Pakistan, expressing concerns that the COVID-19 may destroy the economies of emerging countries.

In an interview to the wire service, Associated Press on Monday, PM Khan said the global community should write off some sort of debt for economically weak  countries so that they could overcome coronavirus.

“My worry is poverty and hunger. The world community has to think of some sort of a debt write-off for countries like us, which are very vulnerable, at least that will help us in coping with [the coronavirus],” PM Imran told AP.

The PM feared that if Pakistan sees a serious outbreak of COVID-19 then his government’s efforts to revive the economy may be wasted, adding that he feared such consequences would be faced by every developing nation.

“It’s not just Pakistan. I would imagine the same in India, in the subcontinent, in African countries. If it spreads, we will all have problems with our health facilities. We just don’t have that capability. We just don’t have the resources,” PM Imran was quoted by AP.

It is to be noted that  the number of confirmed cases in the country jumped to 212on Monday.