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Canadians with ties to Pakistan call for more aid amid deadly flooding

Canadian in Pakistan urges fellow citizens to help flood victimsThe president of the Canada Pakistan Trade & Cultural Association is asking Canadians to help fund the massive relief effort underway after a third of Pakistan was overwhelmed with floods.

"It's scary. There's no water. There's no food. There are people living in stores. Kids have no clothes." About 33 million people in villages, towns and cities were caught off guard by the swiftness and power of the floods. Hundreds have died.The United Nations children's agency said this week that more than three million children are in need of humanitarian assistance and are at heightened risk of diseases, drowning and malnutrition.

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif thanked the United Arab Emirates on Twitter for delivering the first tranche of relief goods worth $50 million US. He also thanked the United States for announcing $30 million US in aid.

Farhan said in some parts of the country, entire buildings are under water, and in other parts, water is up to peoples' stomachs and knees."Everybody was scared to drive downtown, drive on the highway because it was full of water. [In Pakistan], some parts have no roads. They have nothing."Farhan said many of the more than 200,000 Canadians with Pakistani ancestry are worried about their families back home.

 

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Oh more of are tax dollars sick of it time to help are own country as we are in great need.

Pakistan has a nuclear and space program funded by US and UK aid. No, they do not need more money. They have to prioritize their own people.

Canada and Pakistan are the same

Uh oh! 'unprecedented monsoon season, and fuelled by climate change, is like nothing they have seen before.' they say. Yet... 'Chinese planes are firing rods into the sky to bring more rainfall' the other liars say. Wakeup Liars

Sorry. All money needs to go to the war effort in Ukraine.

If they had only been Nazi's, the aid would have been there already!

make sure the aid goes to right hands specifically it must be averted sending a single penny to governmental and military organizations.Goons from these orgs pray for such disasters to occur so they can get donations to make investment on housing projects in the west.

Having a laugh using taxpayers money for a incompetent government

Millions right here in Canada are starving, living in the streets, need clean drinking water. Let’s start taking care of Canadians first.

Instead sending money to corrupted officials in Ukraine save the kids!!!!

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