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Pakistan accepts Indian aid offer: Qureshi
PAK-LD INDIA
Betwa Sharma and Lalit K Jha
New York/Washington, Aug 20 (PTI) After dithering for
a week, Pakistan Friday accepted India's offer of USD five
million in aid for flood relief in the country and appreciated
its "very positive" gesture.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, who is
in New York to attend a special meeting of the United Nations
on flood situation in his country, stated this a day after
the US said politics should have no role in disaster response
and expected Islamabad to accept the Indian aid offer.
While pushing for more international aid for relief
and rehabilitation efforts, Pakistan has been dilly-dallying
on accepting the aid offered by India last Friday.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke to his
Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday and offered
more assistance in handling flood relief.
"I can share with you that the Government of Pakistan
has agreed to accept the Indian offer (of USD 5 million aid),"
Qureshi said in New York.
"We are not playing politics. Let me acknowledge the
fact that the Minister for External Affairs, (S M) Krishna,
called me in Islamabad and he expressed sympathy, he condoled
with me on the loss of life, and offered assistance to
Pakistan," he said.
Qureshi thanked Manmohan Singh, his government and
Krishna for this "very positive" gesture of extending aid and
said it was highly appreciated by Pakistan.
The Pakistan Foreign Minister also said he was looking
forward to talks with Krishna to improve the environment,
build confidence and to bridge the trust deficit between the
two countries.
Three weeks of unusually heavy monsoon rains triggered
flash floods in Khyber-Paktunkhwa, Punjab, Balochistan and
Sindh provinces of Pakistan, affecting 20 million people.
Over 1,700 people have died and the UN says more than
650,000 people are without basic shelter while six million
desperately need emergency aid. Tens of thousands of villages
are still under water. (MORE) PTI LKJ
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Betwa Sharma and Lalit K Jha
New York/Washington, Aug 20 (PTI) After dithering for
a week, Pakistan Friday accepted India's offer of USD five
million in aid for flood relief in the country and appreciated
its "very positive" gesture.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, who is
in New York to attend a special meeting of the United Nations
on flood situation in his country, stated this a day after
the US said politics should have no role in disaster response
and expected Islamabad to accept the Indian aid offer.
While pushing for more international aid for relief
and rehabilitation efforts, Pakistan has been dilly-dallying
on accepting the aid offered by India last Friday.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke to his
Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday and offered
more assistance in handling flood relief.
"I can share with you that the Government of Pakistan
has agreed to accept the Indian offer (of USD 5 million aid),"
Qureshi said in New York.
"We are not playing politics. Let me acknowledge the
fact that the Minister for External Affairs, (S M) Krishna,
called me in Islamabad and he expressed sympathy, he condoled
with me on the loss of life, and offered assistance to
Pakistan," he said.
Qureshi thanked Manmohan Singh, his government and
Krishna for this "very positive" gesture of extending aid and
said it was highly appreciated by Pakistan.
The Pakistan Foreign Minister also said he was looking
forward to talks with Krishna to improve the environment,
build confidence and to bridge the trust deficit between the
two countries.
Three weeks of unusually heavy monsoon rains triggered
flash floods in Khyber-Paktunkhwa, Punjab, Balochistan and
Sindh provinces of Pakistan, affecting 20 million people.
Over 1,700 people have died and the UN says more than
650,000 people are without basic shelter while six million
desperately need emergency aid. Tens of thousands of villages
are still under water. (MORE) PTI LKJ
MRD
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