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ISLAMABAD, Sep 2 (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has stressed the need to continue the relief efforts with the same zeal and zest as exhibited during last weeks till the flood affected people return to their homes.The Prime Minister was talking to the Federal Ministers who met him at the Prime Minister House on Thursday to brief him about the rescue and relief operations in different areas as well as damage caused to various kind of infrastructure.
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ISLAMABAD, Sep 2 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari and Former US vice president Al Gore held a telephonic conversation on Thursday to discuss the situation of recent floods in Pakistan and its possible linkage with the climate change.President Zardari while discussing the causes of floods indicated that the factor of climate change and its impact should also be examined in this regard.He said the international community must take this environmental subject seriously so that solutions could be found out for the overall betterment of the world.
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PIR SABAK (Nowshera), Sept 2 (APP): The wife of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Thursday assured the flood affected people of Pakistan all support of her countrymen in helping rebuild their homes and livelihoods.Emine Erdogan, who along with Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and First Lady Fauzia Gilani, visited a relief camp here at the Pir Sabak village near Nowshera, said the people of Turkey can feel the pain and losses of their Pakistani brethren.
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ISLAMABAD, Sep 2 (APP): Federal Minister for Information & Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira on Thursday said that the network of terrorist organizations has been smashed in the country adding that we have to join hands to fight collectively against such elements.Talking to media persons here at the Parliament House, he said that it is not a time to indulge in blame game but is a time to create unity among our rank and file and to fight the mindset which wants to destabilize the country. “The Punjab government should not be blamed for Lahore tragedy. No one is safe from them and the terrorists attack whenever they find any opportunity,” he observed.
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ISLAMABAD, Sep 2 (APP): Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Thursday appealed the different religious sects to hold religious gatherings in low profile to avoid terrorist activities.Talking to media person here at the parliament house, he said sometimes publicity attracted anti state forces to subvert meetings including religious gatherings.Therefore, the minister said the religious leaders were needed to observe religious festivals in a restricted manner adding that would also make it convenient for security forces to ensure foolproof security.
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PESHAWAR, Sept 2 (APP): Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Qamar Zaman Kaira said here Thursday that the government would ensure transparency in utilization of funds for flood affectees and record of every penny would be available on website/internet of the concerned departments.Talking to reporters after offering fateha for the departed soul of Haji Ashraf Khan, father of MNA Noor Alam Khan here at his residence, the Minister said utilization of funds for flood affected would be made so transparent that no one can raise finger on it and complete record of spent money would be available on the internet.
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WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (APP)- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Thursday to provide 450 million dollars in immediate emergency financing to Pakistan to help the country manage the aftermath of the devastating floods that have led a huge humanitarian crisis and impacted economic prospects.Managing Director of the Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn made the announcement after a meeting with Pakistani Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh.
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RAWALPINDI, Sep 2 (APP) - Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Thursday flew over the flood affected areas of Southern Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan.Accompanied by Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, United States, Kayani stopped over at Multan, where he was briefed about the progress of relief operation conducted by the Army, said an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release issued here.
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ISLAMABAD, Sep 2 (APP): Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday called on Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani in Doha and thanked Qatar for its rapid response of sending urgent humanitarian relief assistance to Pakistan. The Foreign Minister also held meetings with the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Jasim bin Jabor al-Thani and Minister for International Cooperation and Trade and GCC Affairs Khalid Mohammad Abdullah al-Attiyah and briefed them on the flood situation, says a Foreign Office press release issued here.
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ISLAMABAD Sept 2 (APP): Pakistan Thursday said the response from the international community for the flood affected people was gradually gaining momentum and so far Pakistan has received pledges of one billion dollars from the world. This was stated by Foreign Office Spokesman Abdul Basit while addressing weekly press briefing here at Foreign Office today. He said Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, visited four GCC countries including Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar to apprise the leadership of those countries about relief activities and plans for reconstruction and rehabilitation in the flood affected areas.
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