Ali Zafar backs MP Claudia Webbe’s call regarding Pakistan’s foreign debt

Singer Ali Zafar has backed the call of a British Member of Parliament Claudia Webbe for the cancellation of Pakistan’s foreign debt following the devastating floods.

Ali Zafar retweeted MP Claudia Webbe’s call with a quote, “Let’s start this trend. #CancelPakistanInternationalDebt”

#CancelPakistanInternationalDebt

Let’s start this trend. https://t.co/Pk6v3a4mbQ

— Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) September 3, 2022

Earlier, the British lawmaker for Leicester East called for the cancellation of Pakistan’s foreign debt after the devastating floods pushed the inflation rate to a 47-year-high.

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She said on Twitter, “Inflation in Pakistan is at an all-time high at 27%! Pakistan’s international debt should be immediately cancelled — they should instead be given reparations for the climate crisis caused.”

Inflation in Pakistan is at an all time high at 27%!

Pakistan’s international debt should be immediately cancelled – they should instead be given reparations for the climate crisis caused.

— Claudia Webbe MP (@ClaudiaWebbe) September 1, 2022

Pakistan is going through a terrible situation in the aftermath of torrential rains and floods in several parts that caused massive loss of lives, properties and crops.

More than 33 million people were affected — one in every seven Pakistanis — and reconstruction work will cost more than $10 billion.

The UN chief Antonio Guterres called the Pakistan floods a ‘climate catastrophe’ and appealed for $160 million in emergency funding.