The Government today pledged more than half a million euro in emergency funding to support people forced to flee their homes during the conflict in north-western Pakistan.

The Government has approved €2m in emergency funding to support people displaced by the conflict currently raging in north-western Pakistan.

Rains compounded the misery of millions of homeless victims a week after Pakistan’s worst earthquake and briefly grounded relief flights, while a fresh consignment of aid arrived from archrival India with much-needed medicine and tents.

An unknown attacker has fired a rocket at a base in Pakistan where US soldiers involved in George W Bush’s "war on terrorism" were sleeping.

The Government has warned Irish people travelling abroad to be cautious and vigilant as the US-led attacks on Afghanistan continue.