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Declare war on nature ?
Pakistan flood crisis raises fears of country's collapse
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Declare war on nature ?
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what are they waiting for it’s the best time to win hearts of poor hungry people for votes.
Is there a action plan the present government has for rebuild (with out begging for $$$)? If PPP can rebuild the Lives of home less people ASAP they can rule Pakistan for hundreds of years by wining hearts of effective people.
I wish next time when people will vote, they will realize its a question of their lives in the hands of elected people, so don't vote for people who don't care for your lives.
Is there a action plan the present government has for rebuild (with out begging for $$$)? If PPP can rebuild the Lives of home less people ASAP they can rule Pakistan for hundreds of years by wining hearts of effective people.
I wish next time when people will vote, they will realize its a question of their lives in the hands of elected people, so don't vote for people who don't care for your lives.
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these natural calamities are in an effect of our sins...
target killings in Karachi, law and order situation, firing of bullets on the innocent civilians by the miscreants and who r they...nobody knows, rulers living a luxurious and tension free lives, level of uncertainty and frustration in our society, no check and balance ..
all these things make Allah unhappy.........
rather than blaming others, analyze yourself , R u abiding by all the rules told by Allah and fulfilling them????or do u deserve to be affected by these disasters, if u wont repent over ur deeds ????
target killings in Karachi, law and order situation, firing of bullets on the innocent civilians by the miscreants and who r they...nobody knows, rulers living a luxurious and tension free lives, level of uncertainty and frustration in our society, no check and balance ..
all these things make Allah unhappy.........
rather than blaming others, analyze yourself , R u abiding by all the rules told by Allah and fulfilling them????or do u deserve to be affected by these disasters, if u wont repent over ur deeds ????
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This is what I hope for.
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Only if people realize their responsibilities in the next elections and remember not to vote for the same old faces that keep disappointing. There is enough against the PPP for it to be justifiably buried as a political party for the next few decades at least, unless its leadership grows a pair and throws our Zardari and his cronies an re-organizes the party, in which case it would have my unqualified support for another term in office, since I find its overall progressive agenda to be closest to what Pakistan needs to advance and prosper.
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On the topic - collapse is not really likely, since the Army will act as a safety valve if things get to the point that the government is going to be toppled and there is anarchy on the streets (or the potential for it).
The military's new image and popularity will come in handy at such a moment, though its best option in such a situation would be to arrange a departure of certain individuals or the government from behind the scenes, 'legally'. Overt involvement in the form of a coup would not be sustainable in the long term, and would inflict damage internationally and domestically.
The military's new image and popularity will come in handy at such a moment, though its best option in such a situation would be to arrange a departure of certain individuals or the government from behind the scenes, 'legally'. Overt involvement in the form of a coup would not be sustainable in the long term, and would inflict damage internationally and domestically.
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Allah Malik ha!
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I urge all of you to please donate generously to Khidmat-e-Khalaq Foundation for the flood victims.Here are the details:
Account Title: KKF
Account# 1000816
Bank Name: MCB Bank Ltd.
Branch: Water Pump.
Branch Code: 0073
Swift Code: MUCBPKKA
I requested you to please donate Food and Medicine & clothes for the Floor victims at
KKF,St-7,Block-14, F.B Area,
Karachi-75950
We are ONE nation !!!
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Pakistan floods are a 'slow-motion tsunami' - Ban Ki-moon
The United Nations general secretary, Ban Ki-moon, has appealed for swifter aid to provide immediate relief in food, shelter and clean water for the millions affected by the worst monsoon rains on record.
"Make no mistake, this is a global disaster," Ban told a hurriedly convened session of the UN general assembly. "Pakistan is facing a slow-motion tsunami. Its destructive powers will accumulate and grow with time," he warned.
Weather forecasts have said there could be four more weeks of rain, which will add to the flood problems.
The UN has appealed for $460m (£295m) in aid and donors have so far given about half that figure. But the secretary-general said all of the money was needed immediately to help victims over the next three months.
The US has pledged an extra $60m in help, bringing America's total aid to $150m.
In a video message, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton appealed to the American public to donate generously to a newly established "Pakistan relief fund".
"The enormity of this crisis is hard to fathom, the rain continues to fall and the extent of the devastation is still difficult to gauge," said Clinton. "Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost loved ones, those who have been displaced from their homes and those left without food and water."
The US special representative for Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, said "many billions" would be needed to respond to the flooding. Speaking at the Asia Society in New York, he called on other countries, such as China, to step up to the plate and said: "The water has affected everyone, It's an equal opportunity disaster, and military operations have effectively faded away."
The British government yesterday pledged to double its emergency payments, raising its pledge to £64.3m.
Last weekend, one of the UK's funds for disasters – the CERF – was included in a list of items sent by DFID's director of policy to international development secretary Andrew Mitchell as possibly expendable. His department insists the list was only a speculative part of due process, since the department, like all others, is expected to consider value for money, despite DFID being ringfenced from cuts.
But tonight Mitchell, who has recently visited Pakistan to inspect the effect British aid has had so far, told the UN general assembly in New York that the international community had to do more. He told the UN it was "deeply depressing" that the international community was "only now waking up to the true scale of this disaster".
Mitchell will meet other development secretaries and push them to give more. He emphasised funding would only be allocated to NGOs and UN agencies which could prove they were helping people get back on their feet.
He highlighted a fund that would give farmers new seed to plant new crops to replace those destroyed by the floods as a project the UK would back.
He said: "I've come to New York directly from Pakistan, where I saw the dire need for more help. I saw the sheer and shocking magnitude of this catastrophe. It is clear that unless more aid is delivered now, many more people will die from disease and malnutrition. The UK is already helping more than three million people in flood-affected areas." This doubling of our aid should now provide water and sanitation to 500,000 people; shelter to 170,000 people; help meet the nutritional needs of 380,000 people and provide enough health services to cover a population of 2.4 million people."
The United Nations general secretary, Ban Ki-moon, has appealed for swifter aid to provide immediate relief in food, shelter and clean water for the millions affected by the worst monsoon rains on record.
"Make no mistake, this is a global disaster," Ban told a hurriedly convened session of the UN general assembly. "Pakistan is facing a slow-motion tsunami. Its destructive powers will accumulate and grow with time," he warned.
Weather forecasts have said there could be four more weeks of rain, which will add to the flood problems.
The UN has appealed for $460m (£295m) in aid and donors have so far given about half that figure. But the secretary-general said all of the money was needed immediately to help victims over the next three months.
The US has pledged an extra $60m in help, bringing America's total aid to $150m.
In a video message, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton appealed to the American public to donate generously to a newly established "Pakistan relief fund".
"The enormity of this crisis is hard to fathom, the rain continues to fall and the extent of the devastation is still difficult to gauge," said Clinton. "Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost loved ones, those who have been displaced from their homes and those left without food and water."
The US special representative for Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, said "many billions" would be needed to respond to the flooding. Speaking at the Asia Society in New York, he called on other countries, such as China, to step up to the plate and said: "The water has affected everyone, It's an equal opportunity disaster, and military operations have effectively faded away."
The British government yesterday pledged to double its emergency payments, raising its pledge to £64.3m.
Last weekend, one of the UK's funds for disasters – the CERF – was included in a list of items sent by DFID's director of policy to international development secretary Andrew Mitchell as possibly expendable. His department insists the list was only a speculative part of due process, since the department, like all others, is expected to consider value for money, despite DFID being ringfenced from cuts.
But tonight Mitchell, who has recently visited Pakistan to inspect the effect British aid has had so far, told the UN general assembly in New York that the international community had to do more. He told the UN it was "deeply depressing" that the international community was "only now waking up to the true scale of this disaster".
Mitchell will meet other development secretaries and push them to give more. He emphasised funding would only be allocated to NGOs and UN agencies which could prove they were helping people get back on their feet.
He highlighted a fund that would give farmers new seed to plant new crops to replace those destroyed by the floods as a project the UK would back.
He said: "I've come to New York directly from Pakistan, where I saw the dire need for more help. I saw the sheer and shocking magnitude of this catastrophe. It is clear that unless more aid is delivered now, many more people will die from disease and malnutrition. The UK is already helping more than three million people in flood-affected areas." This doubling of our aid should now provide water and sanitation to 500,000 people; shelter to 170,000 people; help meet the nutritional needs of 380,000 people and provide enough health services to cover a population of 2.4 million people."
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I was shocked to hear the flood actually affected MILLIONS of people! I was in Afghanistan where floods also came but it didnt harm more than a few hundred households, therefore thought in Pakistan it might be the same case if not less worse. Help should keep coming in but even more important than that is for the floods to stop, my family in Peshawer in fact fears the worse. Khudai pak de khair ki!
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Watani where in Peshawar is your family let me know.
What they are fearing actually ? other than the devastation which had been caused by floods.
Khuday ba khair ki Inshallah.
Villagers flee with their belongings in Sindh province as flood waters swell
Tens of thousands of people in southern Pakistan are fleeing a threatened flood-surge, three weeks after heavy monsoon rains first hit the country.
Continue reading the main story
Pakistan's Monsoon Floods
In one village in Sindh province, Shahdadkot, people are trying to salvage their belongings amid fears a protective barrier will be breached.
An estimated 4m people have now been displaced in the city of Sukkar alone.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) says diseases are spreading in affected areas.
Sindh in the south is now being described as the country's worst-hit province, with officials saying at least 200,000 residents have fled in the last 24 hours.
'Laden carts'
In Shahdadkot, villagers have been leaving en masse in an attempt to reach safe ground in case a mud embankment holding back the water back is breached.
The BBC's Jill McGivering, who is in the village, says the wall - about four feet high - is the last defence.
There are people pushing in all directions, mostly trying to leave the area. Many of them are travelling with carts laden with family members and belongings.
A woman sits on a truck with her belongings while fleeing from floodwaters with her family in Shahdadkot, in Pakistan's Sindh province - 21/08/10 Sindh province is now being described as the worst affected
Jam Saifullah Dharejo, Sindh provincial irrigation minister, said that most people had been escorted to safety, but efforts were under way to help those still stranded.
"We are trying to save the city from the unprecedented flood," he said.
Some residents say they do not want to leave.
"This is the place where I earn my bread and butter. I live here and will die here," Mohammad Jaffar, a shopkeeper, told Reuters news agency.
Mr Dharejo added that the floods did not pose a risk to Hyderabad, the province's second largest city.
Diarrhoea cases
Our correspondent says that, in Sukkar, a fraction of people are in relief camps - but the vast majority are out in the open, fending for themselves.
The WHO says displaced communities are highly vulnerable to epidemics because of a lack of sanitation and hygiene.
The organisation in its latest report said that over 200,000 people have reported acute diarrhoea, with about the same number suffering acute respiratory problems.
Millions of livestock are also at risk, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), which said that at least 200,000 animals had died already as a result of the disaster.
The floods, which began last month in Pakistan's north-west and have since swept south, have killed at least 1,600 people and affected about 20 million.
Earlier, the International Monetary Fund said Pakistan faced a "massive economic challenge".
It is due to begin talks with Pakistani officials in Washington on Monday and said it would help Pakistan review the country's budget and financial prospects.
Tens of thousands of people in southern Pakistan are fleeing a threatened flood-surge, three weeks after heavy monsoon rains first hit the country.
Continue reading the main story
Pakistan's Monsoon Floods
In one village in Sindh province, Shahdadkot, people are trying to salvage their belongings amid fears a protective barrier will be breached.
An estimated 4m people have now been displaced in the city of Sukkar alone.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) says diseases are spreading in affected areas.
Sindh in the south is now being described as the country's worst-hit province, with officials saying at least 200,000 residents have fled in the last 24 hours.
'Laden carts'
In Shahdadkot, villagers have been leaving en masse in an attempt to reach safe ground in case a mud embankment holding back the water back is breached.
The BBC's Jill McGivering, who is in the village, says the wall - about four feet high - is the last defence.
There are people pushing in all directions, mostly trying to leave the area. Many of them are travelling with carts laden with family members and belongings.
A woman sits on a truck with her belongings while fleeing from floodwaters with her family in Shahdadkot, in Pakistan's Sindh province - 21/08/10 Sindh province is now being described as the worst affected
Jam Saifullah Dharejo, Sindh provincial irrigation minister, said that most people had been escorted to safety, but efforts were under way to help those still stranded.
"We are trying to save the city from the unprecedented flood," he said.
Some residents say they do not want to leave.
"This is the place where I earn my bread and butter. I live here and will die here," Mohammad Jaffar, a shopkeeper, told Reuters news agency.
Mr Dharejo added that the floods did not pose a risk to Hyderabad, the province's second largest city.
Diarrhoea cases
Our correspondent says that, in Sukkar, a fraction of people are in relief camps - but the vast majority are out in the open, fending for themselves.
The WHO says displaced communities are highly vulnerable to epidemics because of a lack of sanitation and hygiene.
The organisation in its latest report said that over 200,000 people have reported acute diarrhoea, with about the same number suffering acute respiratory problems.
Millions of livestock are also at risk, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), which said that at least 200,000 animals had died already as a result of the disaster.
The floods, which began last month in Pakistan's north-west and have since swept south, have killed at least 1,600 people and affected about 20 million.
Earlier, the International Monetary Fund said Pakistan faced a "massive economic challenge".
It is due to begin talks with Pakistani officials in Washington on Monday and said it would help Pakistan review the country's budget and financial prospects.
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