Ireland pledges €1.2m to Pakistan relief effort

MORE than four million Pakistanis have been made homeless by nearly three weeks of floods, the United Nations said yesterday, making the critical task of securing greater amounts of aid more urgent.

The UN had earlier said two million had lost their homes in the worst floods in Pakistan’s history.

Meanwhile, Ireland yesterday pledged almost €1.2 million to relief efforts. “Ireland’s response has been among the swiftest and most effective to this humanitarian crisis,” said Junior Minister Peter Power.