James Caan discusses the ongoing issues in Pakistan and the importance of supporting a country in desperation following it's biggest ever national disaster

Updated on : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:55:15 +0000

Heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan during August 2010 led to the country's worst floods in 80 years. Plan responded immediately, distributing tents, food and medicine at camps housing victims of the floods. Six months on, the water has receded but the memories are still vivid. Plan is helping traumatized children recover by setting up child-friendly centres where children can learn, play and come to terms with their experiences. The children are able to express their fears through their drawings and staff members are on hand to counsel them.

Updated on : Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:11:56 +0000

Pakistan flood NWFP latest lood relief operation in Pakistan Selab Zadgan ki Imdad k lie Appeal by Dawateislami madani channel

Updated on : Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:54:14 +0000

PAKISTAN - Floods: Prisoners in their own village. FATEHPUR, Swat valley, Pakistan. Three weeks on and the people of Fatehpur still cant believe it. The Swat river flooded several miles of this road, the only access route into the north of the valley. Upstream from here, the residents of several hundred villages have been left to their own devices.

Updated on : Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:49:20 +0000

Devastating floods have disrupted the lives of millions of people across Pakistan. In the northwest of the country, floodwaters have destroyed villages' source of electricity after sweeping away most of the hydroelectric turbines. It costs less than $700 to set up a hydroelectric generator, which is vital for irrigating crops and watering animals in these rural remote areas. Residents hope that the government or the international community can help them cover the cost of a generator and bring electricity back to their villages. Al Jazeera's Sohail Rahman reports from the village of Shangla in northwest Pakistan.

Updated on : Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:59:15 +0000

Please support Pakistan Flood Relief by donating: www.google.com Pakistan has been struck by the worst flooding in its recorded history. To date, tens of millions of people have been impacted. Critical infrastructure has been damaged and clean water is in short supply. The toll is expected to grow as monsoon season continues. Join the global effort to assist crisis responders and victims. Please support Pakistan Flood Relief by donating: www.google.com

Updated on : Tue, 30 Nov 2010 10:03:38 +0000

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, September 7 (UNHCR) -- UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has been in Pakistan today, highlighting the suffering of millions of flood victims and the need for continuing aid for the displaced. Jolie is travelling as the personal envoy of UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres. On Tuesday she visited Mohib Banda village in northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region and areas near Peshawar, including the Azakhel Afghan refugee settlement and the Jalozai camp for internally displaced people (IDP). "It's clear this crisis is far from over," she said. "People have lost everything: their homes, their belongings, their crops and cattle, and their livelihoods. Long after the cameras have gone, people will be struggling to rebuild their lives." Jolie's visit is her fourth to Pakistan since becoming a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador in 2001. She last visited in November 2005 following the devastating earthquake in northern Pakistan. more read: www.unhcr.org

Updated on : Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:52:57 +0000

On this week's episode of Counting the Cost: A look at the state of Pakistan's economy; the Blackberry ban; and stranded workers in Dubai.

Updated on : Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:36:04 +0000

Rescue operation during Flood On Peshawar Motorway

Updated on : Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:50:34 +0000

Floodwaters that devastated Pakistan's mountainous northwest surged into the heartland on Tuesday, submerging dozens of villages along bloated rivers whose torrents have killed at least 1500 people and put thousands of others at risk of disease. Fresh rains in the hardest-hit northwest threatened to overwhelm a major dam and unleash a new deluge. Relief work for some 3.2 million people has been delayed by swamped roads, washed-out bridges and downed communication lines, and survivors have complained about government inaction.

Updated on : Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:35:53 +0000

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