US Senator expresses condolences over loss of lives due to floods in Pakistan
Islamabad, September 18, 2022 (PPI-OT): Chairman US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Bob Menendez has expressed condolences over the loss of lives due to devastating floods in Pakistan.
Speaking at an event organized by Pakistani-American community in New Jersey, he said the US government has provided $53 million as humanitarian assistance for flood victims but this is like a drop in a bucket and we would need to do more for flood victims.
The US Senator calls for provision of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Pakistanis living in the United States and unable to return home safely. He added that he would make that case for Pakistan in front of President Biden.
He said we have to get a disaster relief package for Pakistan from the US Congress and organize a national donors’ con...