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Editorial kill 4 Foundation. ISLAMABAD: The influx of foreign aid after the 2005 Kashmir earthquake www.orphanos.org Pakistan needs sustained, Business significantly increased survivors' trust in the West, according to a new long-term help: Jolie Real Estate research. The research is one of the first empirical studies of the effect of China wants foothold in S foreign emergency relief in Pakistan. It also raises questions about Sport whether the ongoing US relief mission for the victims of this summer's Asia: Singh Master in Health Infotainment devastating floods in the country could also alter Pakistani perceptions Floods may affect 5.3m jobs: Admin

about America. In short: does helping out people in a crisis make them ILO Earn your Masters Advertise like you? US officials have cited humanitarian reasons for helping out after Lashari appointed as Sindh in Health Care

the floods, but have also acknowledged the possible strategic benefits of chief secretary Online from Ohio winning friends in Pakistan. The United States has long been unpopular in Terrorists have planned U. Apply Today! OhiouOnlineMHA.info Pakistan, but the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan led to a renewed attacks on Eid anger. As well as distrust of US motives in Afghanistan, many Pakistanis 3, including DSP, injured in

do not like what they say is Washington's support for Israel at the expense Hangu blast of the Palestinian people and Washington's past support for military 2 ASWJ members killed in dictators in Pakistan. Regular American missile strikes against militant Karachi Sponsor a Child targets in the northwest are also often cited as a reason. The presence of SC summons RPO in Sialkot Help high religious relief groups in the flood zone has also attracted attention, with lynching case achievers living in officials in both the US and Pakistan expressing concern they may gain poverty to remain recruits on the back of the disaster. Others have said the groups are not UK to intensify relief efforts in school. reaching enough people to have much of an effect on their support levels. in Pakistan www.childfoundation.org/ Some experts doubt that foreign aid does much to help perceptions of US delivers 2 more choppers America, much less make a lasting change. They often argue that anti- 40-foot breach in safety dyke

External Links American sentiment is simply too entrenched in Pakistan and Afghanistan threatens Dadu city to be eroded by charity alone. "There was scepticism and that is why we 76,869 flood victims being Health Insurance

Upperhost.com wanted to test it," said, professor of Economics at Pomona College in hosted in 55 relief camps Poverty California and the co-author of the research Tahir Andrabi. "We came up Mosque, madrassa built on Free Quotes on Best Web Hosting with a conclusion that aid did affect hearts and minds in Kashmir, and private land against court Brand Name significantly. I don't think these people will forget," he said. The orders Health Plans, magnitude-7.6 earthquake struck October 8, 2005 killing more than Remove Security Aid after 2005 quake won Starting from 70,000 people, destroying more than 600,000 homes, 6,500 schools, 800 Tool trust in Pakistan $1/day. Save! clinics and hospitals, and more than 3,700 miles of road. Pledges of aid www.LowerHealthQuotes President calls for united Life Insurance from abroad totaled $6.7 billion, with at least $200 million coming from efforts to face flood challenge the US. Within days, aid groups from all over Pakistan and the world had tirmizi is one of arrived in the remote, mountainous region, treating the injured, digging UNFRA warns of fatal risks to the top pakistani out survivors from flattened buildings and providing food and emergency pregnant women in flood-hit blogger shelter. In the ensuing months, relief gave way to reconstruction, most of areas Giani praises army for relief which has now been completed. The US gave one of the largest and quickest responses, the same way it is helping out during the current flood effort situation. The US military has provided heavy-lift helicopters to ferry Govt directs FIA to check supplies and rescue stranded people. It also established a fully staffed possible trafficking of missing army field hospital. According to the latest Pew Research Centre poll, girls nearly six in 10 Pakistanis described the US as an enemy and only one in WHO steps in to prevent

10 called it a partner. Those figures give an idea of the scale of the outbreak of malaria in camps problem faced by the US as it seeks to convince Pakistan that it is on their ‘Provinces to get funds after

side. Floods this summer killed at least 1,600 people and affected a needs assessment’ massive swath of the country. An estimated one million homes have been New judicial year ceremony damaged or destroyed, five times as many as were hit by this year's to be held on 14th earthquake in Haiti. "Experience shows that Pakistani public opinion Landowners suspected of becomes favourably disposed towards the US when it is seen as caring diverting floods about Pakistani concerns," said Pakistan's ambassador to the US Hussain Flood victims to get cash Haqqani. "Even if anti-US media commentators do not change, it is unlikely that a poor farmer will not be touched by the kindness of an grants soon, says Gilani American marine saving his family or serving them halal meals from Hindrance in aid flow to Chinook helicopters." Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm Michael benefit extremists, says Mullen, said that US assistance to mostly Muslim Indonesia after the 2004 Haqqani tsunami had helped America's image there, and he was hoping for a PHC seeks reply from DAG on

similar effect in Pakistan. "That's not why we do it, but the possibility is COAS’ service extension there. I'm hopeful that many Pakistani citizens can see a different side of Three killed in clash between

America than what is often portrayed," he said recently. Head of Pakistan's tribes National Disaster Management Authority Nadeem Ahmed, said US aid after KP demands ‘decisive’

the earthquake in Kashmir had a "big impact" on perceptions there operation in Tribal Areas because it was a relatively small area. But he had his doubts about the US, allies should contain effects of the flood aid. "This time the area is so huge that the United terrorists along Pak-Afghan States has just gotten lost in it," Ahmed said. "I frankly don't see the border: IISS impact as strong as it was during the earthquake." Director of Afghanistan

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