PM Imran Khan offers humanitarian assistance for people in India's flood-hit Kerala state

[N.Siddiqui]

Prime Minister Imran Khan, on behalf of people of Pakistan, on Thursday offered to provide humanitarian assistance in the wake of devastating floods in the Indian state of Kerala.

The premier said this as he extended “prayers and best wishes to those who have been devastated by the floods in Kerala, India”.


Imran Khan

✔@ImranKhanPTI
On behalf of the people of Pakistan, we send our prayers and best wishes to those who have been devastated by the floods in Kerala, India. We stand ready to provide any humanitarian assistance that may be needed.

7:35 PM - Aug 23, 2018



Meanwhile, more than 1.3 million people have now been packed into temporary camps in Kerala as more people entered relief camps to escape the devastation carried out by the floods, which have left at least 420 dead and missing so far, are fast receding.

Earlier in the day, the leaders of flood-stricken Kerala state angrily hit out at India's national government for rejecting a $100 million aidoffer from the United Arab Emirates.

The New Delhi government infuriated the Kerala administration by rejecting the cash offer from the wealthy Gulf state.

About 50,000 homes have been destroyed, according to one Kerala legislator, and people are flocking to the camps as the scale of the desolation is revealed by receding waters.

A total of 1,028,000 people were now recorded in about 3,200 relief camps across the state.


https://www.dawn.com/news/1428634/p...e-for-people-in-indias-flood-hit-kerala-state

 

[N.Siddiqui]

...a good humanitarian gesture by Imran Khan....

 

[Ajaxpaul]

Much appreciated !!

 

[Norwegian]

PM Imran offers humanitarian assistance to India’s flood-hit Kerala

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday offered to provide humanitarian assistance to the flood-hit Indian state of Kerala.

The premier also extended “prayers and best wishes to those who have been devastated by the floods in Kerala, India,” on behalf of the people of Pakistan.

The offer of assistance by Pakistan comes after the premier reiterated the country’s desire to normalise relation with India and resolution of all outstanding issues, including Kashmir, through dialogue.

Kerala floods: Modi govt criticised for rejecting $100m aid offer

Offers of assistance and support were also given by the United Arab Emirates and the Maldives.

The UAE pledged $100 million towards relief and rehabilitation in Kerala, however, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciated but declined the offer, Reuters reported.

Kerala’s Finance Minister Thomas Isaac accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of adopting a “dog-in-the-manger” policy by refusing the money.

The communist minister added in a Twitter attack that if the right wing national government takes a “negative stance” on the UAE offer “they should compensate Kerala”.

Meanwhile, leaders of flood-stricken Kerala state angrily lashed out at India’s government on Thursday for rejecting the $100 million aid offer as more people entered relief camps to escape the devastation.

Bodies found as floods recede in India’s Kerala

More than 1.3 million people have moved into temporary camps even though the floods, which have left at least 420 dead and missing, are fast receding.

 

[CIS-TRANS]

Look at our PM, he care so much for India but in return they hate him and spread so much negative propaganda against him. Indians who support peace should suppress the voice of hatemongering saffron extremism as they pose threat more to you then us.

 

[Norwegian]

Look at our PM, he care so much for India but in return they hate him and spread so much negative propaganda against him. Indians who support peace should suppress the voice of hatemongering saffron extremism as they pose threat more to you then us.

@third eye @INDIAISM

 

[punit]

Thanks for this captain,

 

[El Sidd]

I would like to donate 1 dollar.

Over a thousand dead have been reported

 

[N.Siddiqui]

I would like to donate 1 dollar.

Over a thousand dead have been reported

Already turned into a political issue with refusal/no offer of aid by UAE and a Congress/CPI/LDF versus BJP...

 

[El Sidd]

Already turned into a political issue with refusal/no offer of aid by UAE and a Congress/CPI/LDF versus BJP...

Politics over communal violence, natural disasters and calamities are not new in India.

 

[N.Siddiqui]

Politics over communal violence, natural disasters and calamities are not new in India.

Kerala has a Congress/CPI/LDF government and it is misconstrued as if BJP is against the Keralites or for that matter the Congress led alliance, repercussions and huge political fallback for the BJP...

 

[El Sidd]

Kerala has a Congress/CPI/LDF government and it is misconstrued as BJP is against the Keralites or for that matter the Congress led alliance, repercussions and huge political fallback for the BJP...

There is also racism at play along with religious hatred

 

[Rusty]

Modi does not care for indian lives (as shown in 2002), he only cares about his right wing nazi ideology and their Hindutva supporters. The rest of india in his eyes are not "real Indians" or even human for that matter.

 

[third eye]

@third eye @INDIAISM

Non issue

India through its then PM offered aid to Pakistan after the earthquake, no change in attitude

 

[Dubious]

@Horus @Oscar merge this with: https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/pm-i...ople-in-indias-flood-hit-kerala-state.574223/