IOM Establishes Camp for 200 Families in Pakistan’s Flood-Hit Sindh Province

 

Press Release

11 October 2011

 

ISLAMABAD: IOM has set up a camp for 200 flood-displaced families in Sindh province’s Shaheed Benazirabad district, following a request from local authorities.

 

The “IOM Tent City,” which was set up in a week, will be administered by the district authorities and is located near Quaid-e-Awam University in Shaheed Benazirabad city.

 

The 200 families, who chose to move to the camp, were previously sheltering in over-crowded conditions in four schools in the city.

 

The camp comprises 50 tents and 150 shelters made with plastic sheet tarpaulins. Families were also given kitchen sets, jerry cans, blankets and plastic mats on arrival.

 

UNICEF, the UN Children’s Fund, built 40 latrines and provided seven 3,500-liters collapsible water tanks. The UN World Food Program (WFP) provided each family with a one-month ration. The district administration will provide security.

 

Two more camps are now being set up by aid agencies in Daur Shah and Ghatti villages, located in Kazi Ahmed “taluka”, also at the request of the Shaheed Benazirabad district administration.

 

“The need for shelter is still huge as many families occupying schools are now having to leave. Thousands of people are also still cut off by standing floodwaters, difficult to access and unable to return home,” says Head of IOM Sukkur Office Maen Daqaq.

 

Despite major funding constraints, IOM has provided shelter and non-food relief items to nearly 30,000 families across flood-affected areas in Sindh since the onset of the floods in August. It is currently appealing for funds to help thousands more.

 

Based on government and independent assessments, the UN believes that some 5.5 million people have been affected by the floods in Sindh and nearly 1.8 million have been displaced.

 

For more information on the work of the IASC Emergency Shelter Cluster in the 2011 Pakistan floods please go to:  www.shelterpakistan.org. For other information please contact Saleem Rehmat at IOM Islamabad, Tel. +92.300.856.0341. Email: srehmat@iom.int.

 

 

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Pakistan textile sector pin high hopes on Tajikistan

 

Islamabad: [Oct 10]

Central Chairman All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Mohsin Aziz has said that Tajikistan has the capacity to help us overcome many problems faced by the Pakistani spinning, weaving and knitting industries.

 

Pakistan and Tajikistan enjoy excellent relations in areas of trade, economy, defence, education, investment, energy and human resource development and our visit will help cement times and augment trade, he said.

 

Mohsin Aziz said this while talking to Dr. Murtaza Mughal, President of the Pakistan Economy Watch before leaving for Dushanbe on the special invitation of President of Tajikistan.

 

The delegation include Ambassador of Tajikistan Dr. Zubaydullo N. Zubaydov, former president APTMA Gohar Ejaz, Akbar Seth, Central Vice Chairman, Ahsan Bashir, Chairman Punjab Region, Yasin Siddike, Chairman Sindh-Balochistan Region and Suhail Tabba, Chairman APTMA Committee of WTO and Market Access.

 

Mohsin Aziz said that during the visit we will seek enhanced cooperation in the fields of textiles, cement, and energy.

 

He said that Tajikistan, landlocked by Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and China, exports over 90 thousand tonnes of cotton to 18 countries including Russia, Iran, Turkey and Latvia, and we desire to become its major trading partner.

 

He said that Central Asia South Asia (CASA) 1000 power project which is supported by the US administration and the World Bank can be of great help to energy starved Pakistan.

 

Chairman APTMA said that Tajikistan exports cotton, aluminium, fresh and dry fruits to Pakistan but we are eager to get energy without which economy will cripple.

 

The central Asian state has traditionally been a major importer of grain, food products and petrochemicals from Kazakhstan, Russia, Poland, Ukraine and Georgia.

 

Mohsin Aziz said there is a direct flight between Islamabad and Dushanbe while increasing number of flights will help boost trade and tourism.

 

At the occasion, Dr. Murtaza Mughal said that business community of the two countries should have more opportunities to directly interact with each other without involving any third party.

 

This will help boost bilateral trade; he said adding that energy shortages have a very significant impact on textile industry while floods have raised questions about availability of cotton.

 

Tajikistan can help Pakistan in the said issues in an effective manner, said Dr. Mughal

 

Government cannot afford to ignore the issues of a sector which is largest foreign exchange earner and largest urban employment provider, he said.  

 

The Ambassador said that he is striving hard to boost times between brotherly countries. He said that Pakistani businessmen can have visa for his country as early as possible.

 

I feel like at home in Pakistan and I respect their social values, said Zubaydov.


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