WASHINGTON: Five prominent US senators have urged President Barack Obama to provide swift humanitarian aid to the internally displaced persons (IDPs) of Malakand division, a move Islamabad's envoy in Washington Husain Haqqani deeply appreciated.
The senators - Russell D Feingold, Joseph I Lieberman, Lindsey Graham, Robert P Casey Jr and Jon Kyl - wrote a letter to President Obama drawing his attention to the need for immediate relief assistance for the people who had to leave their homes and were now living in tents in sweltering hot weather.
| Maybe they could move into the Presidential palace ... |
| Or the Presidential guest house. Or...the Vice-Presidential palace. |
Appreciating the gesture, Ambassador Haqqani has expressed gratitude to the senators on behalf of the Pakistani government and its people. He said the lawmakers' expression of support would further strengthen the country's resolve to take the fight against the Taliban to its logical conclusion. |