Jacobabad airbase is one of the most important airbases of Pakistan air force and it not available to the Pakistani military right now to run aid operations.
Why?
It is being used by the U.S. military to fight the war on terror.
And then we wonder why is it that militants continue to be successful in recruiting innocent youth for their evil designs.
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Press Releases 2010
Americans ‘Texting' To Support Pakistan Flood Relief
August 3, 2010
Islamabad - Moved by news of the devastating floods in Pakistan, Americans have begun raising money for emergency relief in Pakistan using the latest communications technologies. By texting the word SWAT to telephone number 50555, cellular phone users will be able to donate $10 to help flood victims in Pakistan through the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
An estimated 3 million people have been affected by the flooding. UNHCR emergency response teams are distributing tents, relief supplies, and humanitarian assistance to an estimated 200,000 people displaced by the recent flooding.
In Balochistan, UNHCR is delivering 4,000 tents, 2,700 plastic sheets, 2,200 kitchen sets, and 4,000 plastic mats to the hardest hit areas. The organization is also active in Kyber Pakhtunkhwa, where it has distributed 3,000 tents in Nowshera District.
A short 7-minute video -- and an eye opener. This is what the Pakistan is dealing with in trying to win the war against Taliban.
ISLAMIC banking industry in Pakistan remained least affected by the global financial crisis. It experienced some problems only after this crisis had snowballed into recession in advanced economies affecting growth prospects of Pakistan and other developing countries.
The economy did not affect the Islamic banking sector in Pakistan much or for long. In fact, the Islamic banking sector almost doubled its market share.
However, as the article mentions, Islamic banking still only makes up 3.1% of total deposits and 5.1% of assets. For a country where Muslims make up over 97% of the total population, these numbers show that much more work needs to be done for Islamic banking to become mainstream. And even more work is needed for Islamic banking to become sustainable in countries like Canada where Muslims only make up about 2% of the total population.
