22 Feb 2011
LAHORE: Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, a British cabinet minister of Pakistani-origin, said on Saturday that the United Kingdom would continue supporting Pakistan in the post-flood operations.
“Today I have been heartened to see and hear how the UK is helping millions of people in Pakistan rebuild their lives, but there is much more to do, with widespread malnutrition and the risk of disease outbreaks,” Warsi said while talking to reporters in Islamabad.
The primary purpose of Warsi’s visit to Pakistan is to learn how the country is recovering, what more needs to be done, and to see how more than Rs 27.7 billion from British people is supporting the flood victims. “When I was here exactly six months ago in August at the peak of the floods with the UK International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell I saw scenes of devastation,” the British lawmaker recalled.
She said that some areas of Sindh were still under water, adding that reconstruction of millions of houses, bridges and schools that were destroyed would take years. “So we must not be complacent, nor relax our efforts. That’s why the UK is continuing to help millions of people in Pakistan to rebuild their lives, get people back on their feet and earn a living again, and get hundreds of thousands of children back in to education,” Warsi averred.
“I am proud of the British people’s generous response to the floods, which shows our deep affinity and kinship with Pakistan. Our countries are closely tied together through family and history and the UK will continue to stand by the people of Pakistan on this long road to recovery,” she said.
Lauding the contributions of UK-based Muslim non-governmental organisations (NGOs), she underlined the need for further improvement in communication among them. A well-coordinated campaign would be launched for the early rehabilitation of the flood victims, she said
LAHORE: Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, a British cabinet minister of Pakistani-origin, said on Saturday that the United Kingdom would continue supporting Pakistan in the post-flood operations.
“Today I have been heartened to see and hear how the UK is helping millions of people in Pakistan rebuild their lives, but there is much more to do, with widespread malnutrition and the risk of disease outbreaks,” Warsi said while talking to reporters in Islamabad.
The primary purpose of Warsi’s visit to Pakistan is to learn how the country is recovering, what more needs to be done, and to see how more than Rs 27.7 billion from British people is supporting the flood victims. “When I was here exactly six months ago in August at the peak of the floods with the UK International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell I saw scenes of devastation,” the British lawmaker recalled.
She said that some areas of Sindh were still under water, adding that reconstruction of millions of houses, bridges and schools that were destroyed would take years. “So we must not be complacent, nor relax our efforts. That’s why the UK is continuing to help millions of people in Pakistan to rebuild their lives, get people back on their feet and earn a living again, and get hundreds of thousands of children back in to education,” Warsi averred.
“I am proud of the British people’s generous response to the floods, which shows our deep affinity and kinship with Pakistan. Our countries are closely tied together through family and history and the UK will continue to stand by the people of Pakistan on this long road to recovery,” she said.
Lauding the contributions of UK-based Muslim non-governmental organisations (NGOs), she underlined the need for further improvement in communication among them. A well-coordinated campaign would be launched for the early rehabilitation of the flood victims, she said
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