ISLAMABAD NATO, the Indo-centric EU-dominated US-led military alliance which is heavily engaged in Pakistans neighbouring Afghanistan would lose much needed public support from Pakistanis for the international war against terror for its dismal response during the floods crises. Well-placed diplomatic and military sources told TheNation on Wednesday that NATO leadership had by and large failed to help Pakistan in rescue and relief efforts during the destructive floods in the country. Sources were of the view that the NATO could have disengaged some of its helicopters as the US had disengaged six helicopters and sent to Pakistan from Afghanistan to meet such unprecedented crises caused by the flooding which apart from killing and wounding had led to massive displacement of the population. Amazingly the Brussels Headquartered North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) had sent a fact-finding mission to Pakistan when the rescue and relief works were already near culmination, therefore there is no role for the NATO in rehabilitation works. This visit of the six-member NATO team that held series of meetings so far with the high-ups of the NDMA, Interior Ministry, Armys Aviation Division as well as DG Military Operations, had been made possible after hectic efforts made by Pakistans Embassy in Belgium and Turkish government which is an important NATO member. Sources said that the fact finding NATOs mission would conclude its visit on Friday and would firm up its recommendations to the leadership to evolve an action plan to offer to Pakistan. Sources were not upbeat regarding any major offer coming from the NATO since Pakistan would like to have more contribution for rehabilitation works than rescue and relief operations which would soon culminate. Sources believed that NATO which for quite some time had been struggling to emerge and take over some of key global responsibilities including effective response to natural calamities like floods had actually lost a greater political initiative to come and help Pakistan. This belated NATO attempt they feared was largely out of its Indian centric compulsions and would have far reaching implications on the international campaign against terrorism and extremism in the region.