§ Sir Alastair GoodladTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what requests for assistance her Department has received following the recent floods in the Baluchistan province of Pakistan; and if she will make a statement. [33458]
§ Clare ShortThe Federal Government of Pakistan have indicated that the flood situation in Baluchistan province is now under control in terms of immediate relief and supplies, but search and rescue operations are continuing. We understand from the United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs that the Pakistan Government have no intention of launching an international appeal for assistance as it considers the provincial Government of Baluchistan fully able to cope. The British High Commission in Islamabad is continuing to monitor the situation.