Flood victim dies after setting fire to himself »
Muhammad Akram, 30, doused his body in petrol and lit himself with a match after being denied entry to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s private residence in Multan. Akram was an unemployed father of four who had lost his home in the floods. He succumbed to his burn injuries on Monday after setting fire to [...]
Holbrooke to Pakistan: Figure out a way to raise the money »
NEW YORK: Addressing a meeting of newspaper editors in Karachi today, US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke said Pakistan’s allies will only do so much to rebuild the country, so the government must raise tens of billions of dollars for reconstruction itself.
PML-N leaders behind flooding of Muzaffargarh »
ISLAMABAD: Political interests played a key role in the inundation of Muzaffargarh district as recommendations to manage the flood were overruled at the last moment to protect the fields of a few powerful landlords, said a report appearing in The Christian Science Monitor on Monday. The investigative story in the journal points towards a “nexus [...]
Pervez Musharraf Telethon Collects Rs250 Million »
NEW YORK: A live telethon by former president Pervez Musharraf collected Rs 250 million to Rs 300 million for flood relief within three to four hours on its fist day Sunday Sep 12. Musharraf said he has formed Pervez Musharraf Foundation (PMF) simultaneously in UK, USA and Pakistan in order to collect and provide flood relief for the Pakistan flood affected..
Musharraf Weighs Up Pakistan Presidency Bid »
LONDON: Former President is eying the Presidency as he prepares to make a jump into Pakistan’s murky politics. On September 12th the former Pakistani army chief wil hold a four hour telethon to raise funds for his Musharraf Foundation, which he says will spend monies to provide relief to the flood victims. Today on BBC, [...]
Angelina Jolie: I don’t have many friends »
Angelina Jolie – who is currently on a visit to Pakistan as UN’s Goodwill ambassador to the flood victims of the nation – has admitted she doesn’t have many people in her life she can confide in except her partner Brad Pitt and their six children. The 35-year-old Hollywood actress said: “I talk to my [...]
Online brainteaser helps send rice to Pakistan »
Freerice.com, which draws an average of 40,000 players a day, challenges competitors to guess the correct meaning of a word from four options and rewards them with rice that goes to help people driven from their homes in Pakistan..
Angelina Jolie In Pakistan (PHOTOS) »
Angelina Jolie visited some flood relief camps in Pakistan Tuesday in her role as Goodwill ambassador for UNHCR. Wearing a red-lined black cloak, the actor said she was upset to see the people’s plight and called for donations through various channels, including the UN’s official appeal. She was making her fourth visit to Pakistan since [...]
Angelina Jolie visits Pakistan, meets flood victims »
Jolie has also personally donated $100,000 towards Pakistan flood relief fund and issued a PSA video appealing to the world community to donate generously towards the flood victims’ funds..
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