Prince Charles appeal for supporting Sindh and Balochistan flood victims

British Prince Charles has appealed the international community to extend all sort of support for the flood victims of the Sindh and Balochistan who were leading miserable life for more than three months. Their suffering was being overlooked which was a matter of grave concern, he noticed. Prince Charles, the heir to the throne, hosted a dinner Thursday night for the Pakistan Recovery Fund (PRF) at the Natural History Museum in London. It is worth mentioning that Pakistan Humanitarian Forum, a network of 41 largest international charities, in its report has claimed that more than five million people were affected by the floods. The prince said: "Despite the scale of devastation, the level of suffering and the level of need, the story seems to vanish all too quickly from the headlines as the world's attention turns to disaster and destruction elsewhere. Yet the suffering in Pakistan goes on." Charles, 63, is patron of the PRF, which seeks funding for community-based initiatives to help resolve the crisis. Charles and his wife Camilla visited Pakistan in 2006. Suniya Qureshi, executive director of the British Pakistan Foundation, said the cricket corruption scandal had contributed to poor public opinion of Pakistan in Britain. However, the "misbehaviour" of a few should not detract attention from the needs of the rest of the population, she emphasized.

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