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"en.20100907.29.2-424"2
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"Madam President, Commissioner, in Pakistan, we have witnessed devastating floods, and we must help the suffering, destitute people of this country. In this regard, what saddens me, in particular, is the fact that there are regions in Pakistan that the central government is not allowing any proper aid to reach.
Thus, for example, the region of Gilgit-Baltistan, north of Jammu and Kashmir within the Pakistani border region, has also been badly hit by heavy rainfall and its effects. According to information I have received, in Gilgit-Baltistan alone, 500 people have died and 50 000 people have been made homeless. Four bridges have been washed away and many areas of land have been completely cut off from the outside world. So far, however, aid equivalent to only around EUR 10 000 has reached Gilgit-Baltistan.
Therefore, the European Union should not just hand over its aid to the Pakistani central government but provide direct support to the non-governmental organisations that are also looking after the interests of the remote regions of Pakistan."@en1
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