Pakistan

Cameron's remarks hampering aid: Ambassador to UN

Pakistani Ambassador to the UN said the British PM's statements have hampered international aid from coming in.

August 12, 2010

LONDON: Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations, Abdullah Hussain Haroon said on Thursday that British Prime Minister David Cameron's accusation of Islamabad promoting terrorism has hampered aid efforts for the flood-stricken country.

"Pakistan has suffered because of what David Cameron has said, because the British people will listen to their prime minister," The Daily Mail quoted Haroon, as saying.

The Disasters Emergency Committee, an umbrella group comprising thirteen UK charities, has so far raised 9.5 million pounds from the British public for the flood-affected people in Pakistan. However, experts have said that the amount is less than the money raised for comparable disasters, such as the Haiti earthquake.

Cameron, during his visit to India last month, had said that Pakistan could not "look both ways" in receiving billions of dollars in aid from Western nations while continuing to "promote the export of terror, whether to India or Afghanistan or anywhere else in the world."

He later defended his comments, and said, "I think it's important, as I say, to speak frankly about these things to countries that are your friends.”

COMMENTS (7)

Noor Muhammad | 14 years ago | Reply Introspectively speaking corruption in government agencies and the uncertainty with regards to utilization of funds might be keeping the 'giving hands' reluctant. Cameron's comments were to please the India, to which he had come to sell 'chocolate'.

Hamza Malik | 14 years ago | Reply This is funny. Take a look at this: http://www.thetrueperspective.com/2010/08/why-help-will-not-come-to-pakistan.html Should open your eyes to why the aid refuses to come in. Our government needs flimsy excuses. It will blame everyone but itself for its shortcomings and failures.

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Najeeb-ur-Rehman، لاہور | 14 years ago | Reply In some extent, Pakistani Ambassador to the UN right said. But, itz better dat FLOOD AID must separate from 'War Against Terriorism' n reality n morality alzo demand to think it. Iv, Cameron's remarks dat 'Pakistan could not "look both ways..." in receiving billions of dollars in aid from Western nations while continuing to "promote the export of terror' iz really hindering Pak Floods Aid, den it shows dat UK iz behaving like: 'Wabusta hy mufaad Yahan hur ek doosti k saath' Thx.See More

abid | 14 years ago | Reply true that

Neeraj , India | 14 years ago | Reply Wow! this is a strange argument by the ambassador. Whatever Mr.Cameron has said in India is not new. Similar accusation against Pakistan have also been made by so many other world leaders, including the president of your 'brotherly' country Iran. World, particularly the West is slow and insufficient in pledging aid to Pakistan, not because of a British politician's statement, but the reason pertains to the three major factors i.e a) Ongoing recession in U.S and E.U . b) extremely low credibility of Pakistani politicians and bureaucrats. c) notoriety gained by Pakistan as a country exporting terrorism.

Asim Kaleem | 14 years ago | Reply We don't aid from such a country who's PM speak without having insight into reality. We, the Pakistanis have sacrificed our loved ones, we lost our army personnels, and are the one who are so afraid to go out on the streets to avoid being the victim of suicide attacks ......... shame on you immature PM of U.K ......... Keep your assistance with you ....... This nation has been suffering due to its bad neighbors and others interests and had survived all these along with corruption and political instability .......... so ur aid means nothing to us .....

Natasha | 14 years ago | Reply True. Go to any British news website and they'll show you how 'sympathetic' they are towards the flood victims. They don't want their 'hard earned money' to go to the 'terrorists'.

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