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2010-08-07 India-Pakistan

Pakistan in crisis: left to help themselves

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Posted by john frum 2010-08-07 10:29|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 where is my nano violin? bad thing is I see a big AID check heading their way soon.

Posted by chris 2010-08-07 12:13|| 2010-08-07 12:13|| Front Page Top

#2 With masterly understatement, army Major-General Athar Abbas summarised the situation. We do not have the kind of resources to cope with a situation like this, and I think the international community should come to our help.

Posted by john frum 2010-08-07 12:53|| 2010-08-07 12:53|| Front Page Top

#3 "But they better not impose any conditions and there better not be any wimmin aid workers!"

Posted by Fred 2010-08-07 13:02|| 2010-08-07 13:02|| Front Page Top

#4 Karma!

Posted by Paul D 2010-08-07 13:07|| 2010-08-07 13:07|| Front Page Top

#5 good news is more rain is in the forecast.

Posted by chris 2010-08-07 14:02|| 2010-08-07 14:02|| Front Page Top

#6 The seeming insensitivity of the Pakistani ruling class is nowhere better illustrated than by the decision of President Asif Ali Zardari to carry on with a visit to Britain, despite the progressive immersion of his country.

Wonder if 60-70 rooms at the Hotel Villa Padierna in Marbella would've been okay, though?

Posted by Pappy 2010-08-07 16:27|| 2010-08-07 16:27|| Front Page Top

#7 When you have been the incubator to most of the terrorism in the known (and unknown) world the sympathy is hard to come by.

Posted by tipover 2010-08-07 20:48|| 2010-08-07 20:48|| Front Page Top

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