Criticism surrounds Pakistan’s flood response
International agencies and the Pakistani governmnent are “on a mission to save lives,” says New York Times correspondent Adam Ellick, as thousands have been left stranded following the country’s worst flooding in history. However, the slow flood response has angered many and heightened tensions between the Pakistani government and the people. The region’s population and infrastructure had already been hit hard by fighting between the Pakistani government and insurgents.
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