Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Aug 09, 2010

abhijitm · Post by **abhijitm** » 18 Aug 2010 23:04

James B wrote:Now some WKK doctors want to visit Pakistan to treat flood victims.

‘400 Indian doctors to arrive in Sindh’

next maddam Jalebi will cry a gripe-water conspiracy as 400 raa doctors invade pakistan!

Klaus · Post by **Klaus** » 18 Aug 2010 23:05

RajeshA wrote:Joke of the Month

Pakistan's survival by Alex Joseph: The Australian Blog
I APPLAUD Mustafa Qadri's piece urging the world to help Pakistan ("Aiding Pakistan will protect West's security" World Commentary, 17/8).

However, I'm a bit disappointed he did not dwell on the role India could play.

The best organisation that can help Pakistan in its hour of need is the Indian army, which maintains several hundred thousand combat troops very close to its western border. It would take less than a day for tens of thousands of those troops (sans weapons, of course) to reach the flooded areas and help in rescue operations, distribution of food, medical assistance, etc.

We all have a stake in Pakistan's survival as a stable democracy. The world cannot afford to hand over millions of potential recruits to al-Qa'ida.

Alex Joseph, Patterson Lakes, Vic

Comments are as follows:

Tareeq Anwar of Gosford Posted at 3:36 AM August 18, 2010

Mr Alex Joseph, you seem to have forgotten one aspect which the Pakistani army prides itself on. Since the birth of Pakistan and its national institutions, there has been a running legendary saying that 1 Pakistani soldier is equal to 10 Indian soldiers in terms of strength, capability and resilience. The PA (Pakistani army) has followed this holy tenet to the letter in all its wars against infidel India's inferior army with great success. Hence, why the neccessity for hundreds of thousands of Indian soldiers when a few hundred Pakistani soldiers are more than capable of carrying out the holy work of flood relief.

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Ravi Sharma of Sydney, NSW Posted at 9:15 AM August 18, 2010

Alex, with all due respect,your comment is reflective of what happens when well meaning Westerners attempt to comment on issues that they have no understanding of. For starters, the Indian army is thorougly hated in Pakistan. To give you an idea of the prevailing sentiment in Pakistan where hatred for India is part of the national culture,an editorial in one of Pakistanâs leading English dailies has suggested that Indian aid be rejected out of hand! According to the article, âthe offer of $5 million in aid from India is a ploy..and raises the spectre of Indian hegemonyâ & âThe offer of aid was really meant to show that Pakistan's creation was a mistake, since Krishna(the Indian foreign minister) simultaneously offered his congratulations for Pakistan Dayâ If the above comments sound insane, irrational and meaningless,itâs because they are!But there you have it in black and white, in an article approved the editorial board of one of Pakistanâs leading national daily newspapers! Click below for the link to the original article in the Pakistani newspaper http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news- ... dian-offer

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Rick of Sydney Posted at 10:35 AM August 18, 2010

The only time the theocrats will respect democracy is when they need us when they are in deep trouble, once the problem is resolved in the eyes of the theocrats we will remains the infidels.

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The Bow-legged Swantoon of Antediluvian Seas Posted at 10:42 AM August 18, 2010

Oh yeah, just what the Pakistanis would wear - hundreds of thousands of Indian combat troops pouring over the border.

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Greg of Sydney Posted at 1:04 PM August 18, 2010

And where's China's and Iran's contributions???

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Dipanker · Post by **Dipanker** » 18 Aug 2010 23:09

Brad Goodman wrote:Pakis are whining about the comments posted on major news articles. But true to their past they have blamed everything on yevil yindoo yindians creating multiple login id's and posting kamments that create a chot on their honour & dignity. So their solution for current flood crisis is to create login id's on major news site to promote paki image.

Yet another case of Paki denial. How the rest of world views them has been a rude reveletion to the Pakis, and now they are feeling unloved.

Unless they make 180 degree U turn i.e. stop being a terrorist country, things will only get worse for them.

Brad Goodman · Post by **Brad Goodman** » 18 Aug 2010 23:26

Dipanker wrote: Yet another case of Paki denial. How the rest of world views them has been a rude reveletion to the Pakis, and now they are feeling unloved.

Unless they make 180 degree U turn i.e. stop being a terrorist country, things will only get worse for them.

Problem with pakis in particular and ROPers in general has been they can only think in a certain box so when they try to understand any problem they have to first reiterate to themselves that Islam is greatest religion in the world, muslims can never be wrong, Islam is all about peace, kafirs are evil. Once they run through this check list then they start analyzing the problem within the boundries they have set themselves with their religious blinkers and since the solution does not lie in this box they conclude nothing is wrong with them and now the only explaination that makes sense is that its a conspiracy.

So when they see such comments they say our religion is great and we are peaceful. Our Army & ISI is sacred so it must be our evil politicians who are corrupt so the aid is not flowing in. Come on Indonesia, Srilanka, Haiti all these countries have equally corrupt government but still aid flowed. Why would Pakis not get aid just because of corruption. They know the answer that its the fear that money will flow to tele bunnies that is the real reason but hold that telebunnies are our allies that is what jernails have been saying for so many years so how to solve the problem blame it on kanspiracy of yindoos who opened flood gates and then throw in yahoodi & crusader to add more spice.

CRamS · Post by **CRamS** » 18 Aug 2010 23:52

Every time a I hear a TSP RAPE, my hatred and revuslion for them only goes up. This morning some RAPE mofo was on radio begging. One caller asked if TSP can refuse Indian aid, the situation ain't so bad as he claims

. The mofo instead of answering the question went into an equal equal - even India was ambivalent of taking TSP aid during Gujarat earthquake. The obsession of equal equal must be completely and unequivocally eradicated from every cell of these perverts before they can considered normal human beings.

Brad Goodman · Post by **Brad Goodman** » 19 Aug 2010 00:28

CRamS wrote:Every time a I hear a TSP RAPE, my hatred and revuslion for them only goes up. This morning some RAPE mofo was on radio begging. One caller asked if TSP can refuse Indian aid, the situation ain't so bad as he claims . The mofo instead of answering the question went into an equal equal - even India was ambivalent of taking TSP aid during Gujarat earthquake. The obsession of equal equal must be completely and unequivocally eradicated from every cell of these perverts before they can considered normal human beings.

This just adds to my post above the whole world knows that there is no equal equal between us and pakis. We are democracy we are secular we are educated we are peaceful and we are pragmatic and pakis are exactly opposite of this. If pakis want a litmus test to prove it they can check todays forex rates. Deep down pakis know this but their upbringing and their mob mentality to not think out of the boundries of holy book makes them come up with irrational and ridiculous theories. The only people they fool with these are themselves and their country men & women (if they matter). So he will say so what if India is bigger than us in size one rakait mard is == 10 SDRE then we have JF 17 bandaar that is powerful than any aircraft in world. We have refurbished frigate from Unkil that is better than aircraft carriers etc they just keep feeding BS to their own illusion and like mental cases feel happy in that cacoon that they weave of deceit.

rajsunder · Post by **rajsunder** » 19 Aug 2010 00:48

by the way how much aid did pakis provide after gujurat's earth quake??

Sudip · Post by **Sudip** » 19 Aug 2010 00:54

In case none of you have visited this site yet. Here is the mother of all paikhastan conspiracy theories website.

U.S. Military’s Relief Effort in Pakistan Prompts Suspicions About Its Intentions

It has many other interesting stories too

1) Indians Deceiving Kashmiris With UN Logos
2) Pakistan Must Reject India’s ‘Aid’ Offer
3) India Expected To Raise Tension With Pakistan During Commonwealth Games etc etc

archan · Post by **archan** » 19 Aug 2010 00:55

Brad Goodman,
I have edited one of your posts recently because of this... and now I have to ask you to stop generalizing the observations that you have of pakis to all Muslims. Pakis are a special breed. Do us a favor please and don't repeat it in future.

shravan · Post by **shravan** » 19 Aug 2010 01:03

Airstrike kills 18 militants in NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- At least 18 militants were killed and another 10 injured Wednesday during a continued operation by Pakistan army in the northwestern tribal region of Pakistan, reported local media.

According to reports, Pakistan army conducted an airstrike against militants in Kurram agency, a tribal region bordering Hangu district in the northwestern province Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

Pakistani army helicopters also took part in the operation shelling and destroying the hideouts of the miscreants. According to sources, Pakistani army cordoned off the area and started search operation.

Patni · Post by **Patni** » 19 Aug 2010 01:07

Terry Glavin: If Pakistan didn’t scare you before, it should now

The Sound of Pennies Dropping:

1. Pakistan’s main spy agency says homegrown Islamist militants have overtaken the Indian army as the greatest threat to national security, a finding with potential ramifications for relations between the two rival South Asian nations and for the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan. A recent internal assessment of security by the Inter-Services Intelligence, Pakistan’s powerful military spy agency, determined that for the first time in 63 years, it expects a majority of threats to come from Islamist militants, according to a senior ISI officer.

2. Much now depends on the ability of the government and its foreign allies to bring relief to flood victims. Tens of thousands of Pakistani troops and virtually the army’s entire helicopter fleet are now involved in the effort. But its resources are way overstretched, and for months to come the army is unlikely to be in a position to even hold the areas along the Afghan border that it has recently won back from the militants, let alone initiate any new campaigns against the Taliban. That means the war in Afghanistan is about to become even more bloody.

3. Pakistan has taken an awfully long time to understand that it faces an unprecedented terrorist threat that is not a result of conspiracies hatched in Washington, New Delhi or Tel-Aviv, as many in the public believe, but that is the result of the Pakistani state’s nurturing of extremist groups since the 1970s.

4. There appears to be a deeper reason that the global community is not responding as generously to Pakistan today: that country’s rampant corruption and links to Islamic terrorism. Quite simply, there is grave suspicion that aid will end up in the wrong hands: those of the Taliban.

National Post

Journalist, author and blogger Terry Glavin is an adjunct professor of creative writing at the University of British Columbia and editor of Transmontanus Books. He was awarded the 2009 B.C. Lieutenant-Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence.

Read more: http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/201 ... z0wzODn0M3

More and more western writers openly coming out and calling pakis out for what they are! I suppose Canadian troops feeling the heat of paki doublegame has something to do with some of them waking up and smelling coffee!! or rather stinking pakis!

A_Gupta · Post by **A_Gupta** » 19 Aug 2010 01:11

^^^^^

"More and more western writers openly coming out and calling pakis out for what they are!"

--- When it rains, it pours!

Rangudu · Post by **Rangudu** » 19 Aug 2010 01:11

arunabh wrote:3) India Expected To Raise Tension With Pakistan During Commonwealth Games etc etc

This is a clear threat of planned attacks during C.Games

Ambar · Post by **Ambar** » 19 Aug 2010 01:16

Acharya wrote:China, the "All Weather" ,but obviously not "The Monsoon" friend, has contributed the paltry sum of $1.8 Million, only slightly better than Islamic Turkey. And the great ideological and fundamentalist friend, Saudi Arabia, has contributed "0". With friends like these.....

When is china going to help? I thought they were a superpower. They want the glory but not the responsibility.

Aid no longer seems to be the problem,Acharyaji,ofcourse that wont stop the Pakis from begging for more. Saudi Arabia has infact pledged 100m$ through their Govt and has collected over 20m$ through private donors (including the members of the royal family).

In the latest announcements of aid donations, Australia said it was offering an extra $21.6m, and Japan another $10m. Turkey has said it will double its donation to $10m.

Saudi Arabians donated $20.5m on the first day of a national fund-raising campaign on Tuesday, while the government has already pledged $100m in aid. - Source: BBC

EU has pushed its aid to 90m$ excluding what is being contributed from individual members of the EU.So going by this calculation aid to Pakistan should easily exceed the UN target of 465m$ + 990m$ from WB + money from NGOs and individuals. Trouble is, will this money (atleast half of it) ever reach those who are in dire need of it? I doubt it.Those who have lost their livelihood and their homes will probably remain homeless and jobless for a long long time to come..

shravan · Post by **shravan** » 19 Aug 2010 01:24

Doctors strike work in flood-hit Pakistan

A strike by doctors in the flood-hit Muzaffargarh district in Pakistan's Punjab province has led to the death of at least eight people who could not receive timely medical care, a media report said Wednesday.

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 19 Aug 2010 01:27

Lalmohan wrote:you didnt see any Yahuds swimming in the Indus last month, did you?

None of the Yahood fishermen went fishing on the day the floods struck

shravan · Post by **shravan** » 19 Aug 2010 01:27

5 more killed in Karachi firing

shravan · Post by **shravan** » 19 Aug 2010 01:47

British ministers flee as Pakistan aid convoy is attacked

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday airlifted two British cabinet ministers away from angry protesters after they visited an area ravaged by the country's catastrophic floods, the visiting delegation said.

British international development secretary Andrew Mitchell and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Conservative Party chairwoman and minister without portfolio, had visited flood-hit areas in the country's volatile northwest.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 19 Aug 2010 01:52

Those 400WKK Indian docs should try to raise funds. Might empty WKK pockets.

Sudip · Post by **Sudip** » 19 Aug 2010 02:03

shravan wrote:British ministers flee as Pakistan aid convoy is attacked

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday airlifted two British cabinet ministers away from angry protesters after they visited an area ravaged by the country's catastrophic floods, the visiting delegation said.

British international development secretary Andrew Mitchell and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Conservative Party chairwoman and minister without portfolio, had visited flood-hit areas in the country's volatile northwest.

Hmmmm...Reminds me of Rwanda when all whites and non nationals had to be evacuated due to deteriorating situation.

Rahul Shukla · Post by **Rahul Shukla** » 19 Aug 2010 03:27

US wants Pakistan to accept Indian aid offer (Economic Times)

WASHINGTON: The US today said it expects that Pakistan would accept India's offer of USD five million as aid for its flood victims.

State Department spokesman PJ Crowley said that US believes that politics and diplomatic differences should not come between humanitarian relief work. Crowley said US would encourage Pakistan to accept Indian aid.

Rahul Shukla · Post by **Rahul Shukla** » 19 Aug 2010 03:30

Zardari uvacha...

Pakistan will emerge stronger after flood tragedy: Zardari (Daily Times)

“Pakistan will come out of this a stronger nation,” Zardari said at a meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. “We have... the capabilities, we have the people, and all tragedies always unite nations. This tragedy will again unite us,” he said.

400% correct! Because Pakistan = fiefdom-e-Zardari. So if Zardari's bank balances become stronger because of flood related aid money, Zardari will become stronger and hence Pakistan will be stronger as well. Do you have any idea how expensive it is to maintain a 4 acre lawn in France of all places, hain ji?

anupmisra · Post by **anupmisra** » 19 Aug 2010 03:31

shiv wrote:
shravan wrote: Where is this all Water coming from..
August 17, 2010 aq@ahmedquraishi.com
These Indian Dams now need to be destroyed.

Strange porki logic. On one hand quraishi is suggesting that perhaps Indian dams are releasing water to flood the plains of pakjab and then he goes on to suggest that these dams will need to be destroyed!! Yeah! That will help.

Sanjay M · Post by **Sanjay M** » 19 Aug 2010 03:35

Why US and Pakistan must draw closer

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Sure, keep hugging that tar baby closer and tighter, and see where it gets you.
Keep drinking the Atlanticist Kool-Aid.

Rahul Shukla · Post by **Rahul Shukla** » 19 Aug 2010 03:39

103 photos of flooding in Pakistan: MSNBC

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 19 Aug 2010 03:49

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/201 ... i-leaders/
Medvedev talks with Afghan, Pakistani leaders
(Dus Percenti doing Basanti)

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday offered Pakistan support in dealing with catastrophic floods as he hosted the leaders of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan for talks on efforts to stabilize the region.Mr. Medvedev began his meeting with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi by expressing condolences over the floods that have killed about 1,500 and affected some 20 million people — or one Pakistani in nine.
"We are mourning together with you and we are ready to provide all the necessary assistance," Mr. Medvedev said.A Russian Emergency Situations Ministry plane delivered relief supplies to Pakistan on Tuesday, and another such flight will be conducted Thursday.The four presidents are expected to issue a statement after their talks urging stronger international support for the flood victims.The four-way talks at Mr. Medvedev's seaside residence will also focus on fighting terrorism and drugs spreading from Afghanistan. The Russian president has previously held similar talks, seeking to strengthen Russia's clout in the volatile region

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 19 Aug 2010 03:52

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/ ... 58,00.html
Pakistan Floods to Recede by Month's End

ISLAMABAD) — The floodwaters that have ravaged Pakistan will not recede fully until the end of August, the country's top meteorologist said Wednesday, a grim forecast for the more than 20 million people living homeless or otherwise affected by the deluge.
The scale of the disaster has badly strained the government and the police and army, which are handling much of the relief effort. Islamist militants clashed with police overnight in the northwest, and police said the insurgents were seeking to exploit the state's weaknesses as it dealt with the floods.
(See photos of the floods in Pakistan.)Pakistan senior meteorologist Arif Mahmood said existing river torrents were still heading to major cities such as Hyderabad and Sukkur in the south and could yet cause more floods. But he said there were no heavy rains forecast this week.

A_Gupta · Post by **A_Gupta** » 19 Aug 2010 04:28

As per Federal Food & Agri. minister Gondal, on Hamid Mir's Capital Talk, Pakistan has adequate foodstocks to last till the next harvest.

Sudip · Post by **Sudip** » 19 Aug 2010 05:48

Why many Pakistani-Americans aren't sending flood donations home

Many Pakistani-Americans say they are reluctant to donate to Pakistan flood relief efforts because they think their money will only line the pockets of a government they see as corrupt.

CRamS · Post by **CRamS** » 19 Aug 2010 06:07

Sanjay M wrote:Why US and Pakistan must draw closer

Usual BS. Guy does not explicitly say why TSP is important and why it must not be allowed to fail. Likewsie Kashmir. What does he mean by "resolve"?

krisna · Post by **krisna** » 19 Aug 2010 06:09

1) India finds water in moon(chandrayaan)
(Ban Ki) Moon finds pakistan in water

2) India spends millions on moon
(Ban ki) Moon gives millions to pakistan.

TFTA=2 SDRE=0

Pakistan is great.

Prem · Post by **Prem** » 19 Aug 2010 06:18

Our Dear Pakistan dont have Flood problem but Flush Problem. The Pakistaniat is stuck between the door to Donation money and drowning, suffering Aulads of A-robs.

R_Kumar · Post by **R_Kumar** » 19 Aug 2010 06:27

rajsunder wrote:by the way how much aid did pakis provide after gujurat's earth quake??

This is from wikipedia

2001 Gujarat Earthquake in India

Pakistani President Pervez Mushrraf sent a plane load of relief supplies to India from Islamabad to Ahmedabad.[9] That carried 200 tents and more than 2,000 Blankets [10].Furthermore the President called Indian PM to express his 'sympathy' over the loss from the earthquake.[11]

In my estimate its not even $50,000

archan · Post by **archan** » 19 Aug 2010 07:12

^^ even that must not have been "theirs", they probably channeled some bakshish items from unkil.

BijuShet · Post by **BijuShet** » 19 Aug 2010 07:20

shravan wrote:British ministers flee as Pakistan aid convoy is attacked

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday airlifted two British cabinet ministers away from angry protesters after they visited an area ravaged by the country's catastrophic floods, the visiting delegation said.

British international development secretary Andrew Mitchell and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Conservative Party chairwoman and minister without portfolio, had visited flood-hit areas in the country's volatile northwest.

Looks like Baroness Sayeeda Warsi (Pic in this link) has a habit of pissing off TSPians whether she is visiting in TSP or walking about in the Bury Park area of Luton, UK.

From Wiki link :

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Biography
Baroness Warsi was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire in 1971 to Pakistani parents, who emigrated from Bewal, Gujar Khan, Pakistan. She is the second of five daughters. Her father, Safdar Hussain,[1] operates a bed manufacturing company, which earns £2 million a year, after starting life as a mill worker. She later said that her father's success led her to adopting Conservative principles.[2]

She was educated at Birkdale High School, Dewsbury College, and the University of Leeds, where she studied Law (LLB). She attended the York College of Law to complete her Legal Practice Course and trained with both the Crown Prosecution Service and the Home Office Immigration Department.

After qualifying as a solicitor, she worked for John Whitfield – the last Conservative Member of Parliament for Dewsbury – at Whitfield Hallam Goodall Solicitors. She then set up her own specialist practice in Dewsbury. She has also worked overseas for the Ministry of Law in Pakistan and in Kashmir as Chairman of the Savayra Foundation, a women's empowerment charity.

At the age of 19, Warsi was married to her cousin, Naeem, whom she met in Pakistan, when she was 15. The marriage was arranged and they had one daughter, Aamna, 12.[3][4] They divorced in December 2007 after 17 years of marriage. On 20 August 2009 Warsi married her second husband, Iftikhar Azam, in a simple Nikah ceremony at her parents’ house in Dewsbury followed by a wedding celebration attended by close family.[5] Shortly after a dispute erupted, when Mussarat Bi, 34, Azam's first wife and mother of four, claimed she had been divorced without knowledge. Barnoness Warsi's side have dismissed the allegations in a statement made by Azam.[6]

On 30 November 2009 she was pelted with eggs by a group of Muslims whilst on a walkabout in Luton; the protesters accused her of not being a proper Muslim and of supporting the death of Muslims in Afghanistan. Baroness Warsi told the BBC that the men were "idiots who did not represent the majority of British Muslims". She later continued her walkabout with a police escort.[22]{The BBC link on ref 22 has a video. Strongly recommend you see it to see the identity clash between TSPian muslims in UK}
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About a month ago, She contracted the dreaded TSPian Foot in mouth disease when:UK contradicts minister, sees no role in Kashmir

ASHIS RAY, TNN, Jul 20, 2010, 03.33am IST

LONDON: The British foreign ministry contradicted one of its cabinet ministers, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, by clarifying that Britain does not wish to play any role in resolving the dispute between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.

Over the weekend, minister without portfolio, Warsi, who is of Pakistani origin, told an audience during a visit to Mirpur in PoK: "Britain will play its due role to ensure the early resolution of the Kashmir issue."
She, then, proceeded to assure her listeners that UK will take necessary effective steps in connection with the resolution of the Kashmir conflict.

The British high commission in Pakistan did not deny this. It said it has no transcript of her statements. The British high commissioner was apparently present when she spoke at the function.

However, a spokesperson for the foreign ministry here distanced itself from Warsi's remarks. The spokesperson said, "The long-standing position of the UK is that it's for India and Pakistan to find a lasting resolution to the situation in Kashmir... It's not for the UK to prescribe a solution or to mediate in finding one."

Whitehall moved swiftly into damage control, lest Warsi's comments cast a shadow on British prime minister David Cameron's much heralded state visit to India next week. Desiring a special relationship with India and at the same time wanting to play unwelcome broker in the Kashmir imbroglio would not wash very well in South Block.

Any suggestion of interference in Kashmir affairs tends to irritate India's external affairs establishment. Since 1997, two British foreign ministers, Robin Cook and David Miliband, have earned New Delhi's displeasure by attempting to poke their noses in the matter. The present incumbent William Hague has so far kept clear of controversy by not visualizing any brokerage part for the UK.

A_Gupta · Post by **A_Gupta** » 19 Aug 2010 07:22

Lest we forget.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Bhola_cyclone
Cyclone Bhola hit East Pakistan in 1970.

India became one of the first nations to offer aid to Pakistan, despite the generally poor relations between the two countries, and by the end of November had pledged $1.3 million (1970 USD, $6.9 million 2007 USD) of assistance for the relief efforts. The Pakistani government refused to allow the Indians to send supplies into East Pakistan by air, forcing them to be transported slowly by road instead.The Indian government also said that the Pakistanis refused an offer of military aircraft, helicopters and boats from West Bengal to assist in the relief operation.

abhishek_sharma · Post by **abhishek_sharma** » 19 Aug 2010 07:47

U.S. Strategy in Pakistan Is Upended by Floods

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/19/world ... diplo.html

abhishek_sharma · Post by **abhishek_sharma** » 19 Aug 2010 07:51

A Lifetime, Washed Away
By Daniyal Mueenuddin

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/19/opini ... uddin.html

abhishek_sharma · Post by **abhishek_sharma** » 19 Aug 2010 07:55

Aid for Pakistan Lags, U.N. Warns

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/19/world ... tions.html

The United States was by far the largest single donor, with $82 million, according to United Nations figures, with Australia the next largest donor at $26.6 million. The United States said its total contributions amounted to $90 million, including helicopters, boats and temporary bridges, according to the State Department.

Not all the aid was flowing through the United Nations. Britain, for example, has sent more than $40 million, and the European Union said it would double its aid to more than $90 million.

Although the disaster has fallen in the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when charity is considered a duty, Muslim states have donated virtually nothing via the United Nations and relatively small sums on their own. Turkey was the largest such donor, with more than $11 million, and Kuwait donated $5 million, United Nations figures show. Saudi Arabia has pledged more than $80 million, but United Nations records indicate none of it has been delivered.

jamwal · Post by **jamwal** » 19 Aug 2010 07:59

Another productive day for Paki army on Indian border

Pakistan violates ceasefire on LoC

Pakistani army opened fire on Indian posts in Krishnaghati sector in Mendhar area of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir early Thursday, army sources said. Pakistani troops fired mortars and rockets directed toward the Indian posts around 12.30 a.m. and the firing continued for more than an hour,
the sources said.

The Indian side also retaliated.

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