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Pakistan flood: Where are Islamabad's Muslim friends and China when it needs them?
The US has increased aid to Pakistan for the flood disaster. Saudi Arabia has, too. But other Muslim countries and big-ally China lag.
By the Monitor's Editorial Board / August 19, 2010
The UN says it needs $459 million in immediate assistance for Pakistan. Today, the US upped its contribution to $150 million, from previously committed aid of about $76 million. America is the largest global donor by far, partly for strategic reasons.
As Democratic Sen. John Kerry said, the US does not want failure to multiply and strengthen jihadists and terrorists who could take advantage of the chaos, destruction, and suffering affecting some 20 million Pakistanis.
Critics in the West and also in Pakistan have wondered why response from Muslim friends and neighboring China has been slow and low. Saudi Arabia, one of Pakistan’s closest Muslim allies, reacted by considerably increasing aid to $80 million from about $20 million.
That should serve as a catalyst for other Muslim nations in the Gulf region, many of which have the wealth to contribute. Kuwait, for instance, has offered only $5 million, same for Oman. Iran is in for $800,000, Qatar for $400,000, and the United Arab Emirates? Officially nothing.
Some Pakistanis, meanwhile, question why a relationship with China that is supposedly “as high as the Himalayas” has produced an offer of only $9 million – not even a foothill.
Donation should be about genuine and symbolism. It is not about a dick measuring stick like how America does it. It's wrong and utterly pathetic to compare the aid amount as if it's a game of seeing who has a bigger heart.Long live China-Pakistan friendship. Financial aid is not only limited to such direct cash donation, but also applies to big projects and other investment contracts. Just different approaches.
Probably just the first installment.....more to come ?
Donation should be about genuine and symbolism. It is not about a dick measuring stick like how America does it. It's wrong and utterly pathetic to compare the aid amount as if it's a game of seeing who has a bigger heart.
Don't even attempt to use that typical Western moral high-horse to pressure other country into giving more aid. I repeat, every country have the right to give any aid amount they want and shall not be pressure into giving more for dick measuring stick competition.Wonder what symbolism tastes like when children are starving.
Don't even attempt to use that typical Western moral high-horse to pressure other country into giving more aid. I repeat, every country have the right to give any aid amount they want and shall not be pressure into giving more for dick measuring stick competition.
As I have said, we will provide more when necessary. Don't worry, my friend.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-6-205367-China-donates-$100,000-to-PRCS-for-Balochistan-earthquake-victims
Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Sun Weidong on Monday donated a cheque for $100,000 to Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) for the Balochistan earthquake victims.
Sun Weidong handed over the donation cheque on behalf of China Red Cross to the PRCS Chairman Muhammad Nawaz Khan at the PRCS National Headquarters here. The ambassador also handed over a cheque of Rs1.2 million to the chairman, donated by the Chinese embassy staff members for the Balochistan earthquake victims.
Speaking on the occasion, Chinese ambassador said the Chinese government and people stand with their Pakistan brethren in this hour of need. He said the donation is a token of love from the Chinese nation to their Pakistani people who are badly hit by the earthquake. He said that a friend in need is a friend indeed and we cant forget the support from the Pakistani people during the testing times. The ambassador appreciated the efforts of the Red Crescent for the vulnerable people hit by earthquake in Balochistan.
Nawaz thanked the Chinese ambassador for their generous support and hoped that the donation would help in alleviating the sufferings of the earthquake victims. The help reflects that the whole Chinese nation stands with the Pakistani brethrens in this critical time and this would help the Society to better serve the victims, he said.
Probably just the first installment.....more to come ?
Keep waiting..... .....for more insults
Who in Pakistan has the salary out of which he can donate?
For example, Germany alone provided almost a million for flood relief to the ungrateful Pakistanis.
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