The PM fears that children who are already weak were more vulnerable to water-borne diseases.

This is the first time a provincial government has approached donors directly with a request for financial aid.

President Asif Zardari differs with Prime Minister Gilani on establishing the independent flood relief commission.

“I cannot understand why it is taking that much time,” Nawaz Sharif told reporters.

The meeting will be held to assess the needs of the flood-affected population across the country.

The water level in River Indus at Guddu and Sukkur barrages is constantly rising.

“The international community may have been slower in its initial response but now aid effort is being stepped up.”

The Lal Masjid still stands in the heart of Islamabad — a defiant symbol of radical Islam’s increasing influence.

“highly respectable and credible countrymen” to ensure transparency in spending aid money.

Relief agencies were directed to reach every affected person with food rations as more monsoon rains are expected.