Zardari seeks world aid for civilians displaced by Pakistan conflict
AFP
UNITED NATIONS - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday appealed here for international aid for the hundreds of thousands of civilians displaced by the fighting in northwest Pakistan.
"We're appealing to the world, myself and the (UN) secretary general... to draw attention on the human catastrophe that is taking place," he told reporters after conferring with UN chief Ban Ki-moon.
"The secretary general has been kind enough to accept our appeal to him and he is going to appeal to the world with us jointly to help Pakistan."
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