www.thefinancialdaily.com  Inundations added to fiscal pains: PM Turkey’s first lady meets Gilani, visits affected areas NOWSHERA: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said Thursday that country's economy which was already in tatters due to war on terror suffered another major blow due to the floods. He said that according to initial estimate the losses are said to be 2 per cent of GDP. He expressed these views while visiting a relief camp here at the Pir Sabak village near Risalpur along with Emine Erdogan, the wife of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Prime Minister Gilani informed the Turkish First Lady about the measures being taken by the government to mitigate the sufferings of the people. He said the entire government machinery has been mobilised to help the displaced people. He said the region earlier witnessed lots of sufferings due to the ongoing war on terror. Gilani appreciated Turkish assistance for provision of fiber camps for flood victims of Nowshera added that Turkey had always come forward to assist afflicted people in Pakistan. He also pointed that Pakistan has been passing through a crucial phase of its existence as flood devastations across the country were far greater as compare to earthquake wreckages of 2005. Prime minister also reiterated that the government has been seeking every possible measure to rescue and rehabilitate the flood victims in the country, adding that rehabilitation process for flood displaced people would be started soon. The wife of Turkish Prime Minister Thursday assured the flood affected people of Pakistan all support of her countrymen in helping rebuild their homes and livelihoods. -Agencies