Pak PM seeks grant-based climate finance from wealthier nations

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for grant-based climate financing for vulnerable countries at the COP31 summit in Antalya, Türkiye. Warning against the "weaponization of water," Sharif urged wealthy nations to provide timely financial assistance without increasing the debt burden of climate-hit economies. He also called for greater investment in climate resilience and adaptation funds.