KABUL (Pajhwok): Pakistan received the support of numerous countries to assist it with reconstruction efforts on Monday, with the total aid amount topping $8 billion, Pakistani Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said.
Pakistan was devastated by floods last year and held a joint conference on Monday with the United Nations to raise money for reconstruction efforts.
The flood-torn nation asked countries for $8 billion over the next three years and said it could cover the rest, which would also be another $8 billion.
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said the country received $8.57 billion by the end of the day . . .
