Re: OT: Plea for Pakistan Flood Victoms.

Following are some links where you guys can donate:

https://secure.savethechildren.org/01/web_e_pakistan_flood_10
https://www.wfp.org/donate/pakistanflood
http://www1.networkforgood.org/support-flood-relief-pakistan
http://www.prcs.org.pk/default.asp
https://www.oxfam.org.uk/donate/pakistan-floods/index.php
http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/pakistan-flood/
https://www.concern.net/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=54
http://usa.humanityfirst.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=164:pakistan-flood-relief-1st-update&catid=1&Itemid=19

Thanks

On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Asif Gul Khan <nockhi_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Friends,
>
>
> First of all, I am so sorry for the OT, i know this has nothing to do with
> CCIE but every rule has an exception.
>
> Please do read it carefully:
>
> As you might already be aware of the natural catastrophic disaster occurred
> in Pakistan in recent month. Disaster on this scale would be devastating
> for
> any country, but for Pakistan a developing nation, chronically unstable
> due to fight against terrorism - the consequences may go well beyond those
> posed by the urgent need for humanitarian relief and for reconstruction in
> the longer term.
>
> So far, approximately 2000 people are believed to have died and millions
> have made homeless. UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs
> estimates that 13.8 million people have been affected by the floods, making
> this a greater catastrophe than the Kashmir earthquake of 2005, or the
> Haiti
> earthquake of earlier this year, each of which affected 3 million people,
> or
> the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which affected 5 million.
>
> People of Pakistan are fighting the battle against nature on its own but
> this can t be fought without international help that s why UN chief Ban
> Ki-moon has urged the world to urgently speed up aid but the international
> response was very slow.
> We fear we're getting close to the start of seeing a second wave of death
> if
> not enough money comes through, due to water-borne diseases along with lack
> of clean water and food shortages
>
> The damage and the magnitude is too large for natural resources to cope
> with
> it ... Pakistan needs your help.
>
> If anyone requires any more information in this regard or would like to
> donate can unicast me.
>
> I was studying full time till last week, when i realized that i should stop
> studies for a week or two and help the needy.Will be back on track once im
> done with the relief efforts.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Asif Khan
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Asif Khan
>

-- 
Regards,
Asif Khan
Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net