Pak Flood Victims

• Jolie donates more for Pak floods than Zardari

  Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has contributed $100,000 (about Pakistani 8.5 million rupees) for flood ravaged Pakistan, a move that surpasses President Asif Ali Zardari's five million rupees donation and the help extended by most other politicians.Some leaders have refused to disclose their contribution to the relief effort and claimed that their d...

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  After Zimbabwe, NZ offers to play in Pak for flood victims

  After Zimbabwe, New Zealand has offered to tour Pakistan for a one-off exhibition match to raise funds for the victims of the floods.

• Pakistan floods: Newborns likely to be malnourished

  Pakistani health officials fear that the more than 85,000 babies expected to be born in the country's flood-affected areas over the next six months will be malnourished because of scarce food supply. There is also a serious threat of polio and measles outbreak amongst newborns and officials are trying to put in place preventive measures, health sou...

• Pakistan says yet to decide on India's aid offer

  Pakistan is yet to respond to India's offer of $5 million as aid for its flood victims but a decision has been delayed as there is "sensitivity" involved in the relationship with India.Pakistan's foreign office spokesman has told NDTV that the offer is being considered but there is no decision yet since ties with India are sensitive. Foreign Minist...

• Pak still considering Indian aid offer for flood victims

  Pakistan today said it is considering India's offer of $five million as aid for its flood victims but a decision has been delayed as there is "sensitivity" involved in the relationship with India.Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said his Indian counterpart S M Krishna offered the aid during a telephone conversation on Friday."Yes, they have of...

• Fear of disease epidemic haunts Pak flood victims

  Fever, stomach problems and skin diseases are spreading among Pakistani flood victims, officials said on Friday, adding another dimension of danger to a crisis that could get even worse, with the UN warning that dams in the south may burst.Aid workers warn that waterborne diseases and other illnesses could raise the death toll from more than two we...

• Pak floods: Helicopters drop food to victims

  Many people displaced by the floods in Pakistan were struggling to find shelter on Sunday, as the United Nations warned it will cost billions of US dollars for Pakistan to recover from the devastation. More than 1,500 people have been killed and millions more left begging for help following the worst floods in the country's history.Pakistani Prime ...