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Recent events related to Foreign Policy and relations in 2010

Foreign policy

The United Nations in Aug.2010 launched an immediate appeal for 460 million dollars to cover
the next 90 days and UN chief Ban Ki-moon visited Pakistan at the weekend, calling on the
world to quicken its aid pledges.

Pak-Iran

On 12th Sep. 2010 the Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, called the
devastating floods in Pakistan which have left about 20 million homeless the most urgent issue
of the Islamic world and called for an immediate humanitarian assistance to Pakistan by Muslim
nations and governments including Iran.

On 5th Sept. 2010, Pakistan’s President expressed his profound gratitude to the Iranian
government and people for providing help to the flood-stricken people of Pakistan in these words
“Iran was one of the first countries that rushed to deliver aid to the flood-stricken people in
Pakistan”. So far, Iran has sent over 500 tons of humanitarian assistance to Pakistan, including
tents, blankets, medicine, and food.

Pak-Afghan

On 17th Aug. 2010 Impoverished Afghanistan donated one million dollars to help the victims of
unprecedented floods in Pakistan.

Pak-China

In Sep. 2010, Chinese ambassador in Pakistan Lui Jian while meeting with Pakistan Prime
Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said that Chinese total contribution in Pakistan’s flood relief has
reached 50 million dollars.

Pak-India

India offered the aid to assist the rehabilitation of over 20 million flood displaced people in
Pakistan. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called up his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf
Raza Gilani Aug 19 to reiterate the offer. The gesture was widely welcomed. Later the Pakistani
prime minister sent five boxes of mangoes to Manmohan Singh to say thanks.

Despite the lapse of more than a week since accepting the offer, Pakistan and India could not
agree on the modalities for transporting the aid material. Finally, Pakistan decided against
accepting the Indian offer directly Saturday and the same was conveyed to the government of
India asking them to hand over this assistance package to the UN organizations who are working
in India as well.

Pak US

Up to 14th Sep 2010, the U.S. has provided other civilian and military in-kind assistance in the
form of halal meals, pre-fabricated steel bridges and other infrastructure support, as well as air
support to and within Pakistan to transport goods and rescue people, valued at approximately $40
million.

Pakistan & the Muslim world

Keeping in view the close relations that exist between Pakistan and the Muslim world, it was
natural on the part of Islamabad to expect an enthusiastic response from these countries as it
faced the worst floods of its history. Turkey announced $5 million aid on August 11. Within
days, the OIC convened an emergency session of its 57-member countries where it launched an
appeal to the governments of Muslim counties, as well as individuals and charities, to come to
Pakistan s rescue at this moment of trial. This led the Islamic Development Bank to allocate
$11.2 million as assistance for Pakistan.

In response to the OIC appeal, Saudi Arabia initiated a national campaign, collecting $20.5
million on the first day. The Saudi government, meanwhile, pledged $100 million. Kuwait
announced $5 million, raising the amount to $10 million soon after. By August 18, Saudi Arabia
had topped the list of donors by pledging a total government and private aid of $124 million. The
UAE raised $19 million from donations given by its citizens, which later increased to $27
million. It has also sent a rescue team that is helping in airlifting and dropping humanitarian aid
donated by other countries. It has already delivered 75 tons of humanitarian aid to the flood
victims. A plane carrying 4 tons of food stuff, 11 tons of relief materials including tents, blankets
and other commodities and another plane carrying 36 tons of food, including baby food, clothes
and medical relief have reached Pakistan.

A Turkish medical team, along with a field hospital, is looking after patients in the flood-affected
areas of Balochistan. To dispel any apprehensions, OIC chief Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu recounted,
on Sunday, the pledges made by the Muslim community so far. He said Muslim countries had
pledged nearly $1 billion in cash and relief supplies to help Pakistan. The pledges came from
Muslim states, NGOs, OIC institutions and telethons held in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Kuwait, the
United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

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