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Angelina Jolie arrives in Pakistan to visit people affected by floods

Angelina Jolie arrives in Pakistan to visit people affected by floods

The humanitarian and actor is in Sindh's Dadu to speak directly with the flood-affected families.
20 Sep, 2022

Humanitarian, activist and Hollywood star Angelina Jolie arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday afternoon to support and directly speak to families affected by floods. Jolie is currently in Dadu, Sindh where she is visiting surveying damage caused by the floods.

According to a press release issued by the International Rescue Committee, Jolie has arrived to witness and gain an understanding of the situation and to hear from people about their needs and steps to prevent such suffering in the future.

The actor reportedly arrived in Dadu’s Zamzama oil fields via helicopter and used a boat to survey the area in Johi and its surrounding areas. She is expected to provide aid to flood affected people.

Jolie previously visited Pakistan in 2010 and 2005 to meet victims of the earthquakes. She is currently visiting as part of the the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) emergency response operations.

The Maleficent actor will highlight the urgent support needed for the people of Pakistan and long-term solutions to address the crises of climate change and human displacement.

In the press release, the IRC hoped that her visit will prompt the international community — particularly the US that contributes the most to carbon emissions — to act and provide urgent support to countries bearing the brunt of the climate crisis.

IRC Pakistan Country Director Shabnam Baloch said, “The climate crisis is destroying lives and futures in Pakistan, with severe consequences especially for women and children. The resulting economic loss from these floods will likely lead to food insecurity and an increase in violence against women and girls. We need immediate support to reach people in urgent need, and long term investments to stop climate change from destroying our collective futures. With more rains expected in the coming months, we hope Angelina Jolie’s visit will help the world wake up and take action.”

The Committee’s latest assessment reveals that people are in urgent need of food, clean drinking water, shelter and healthcare. A survey reported that women and young girls have no access to menstrual hygiene products either. The IRC has reached more than 50,000 women and girls with humanitarian assistance, including hygiene kits to address the sanitary concerns raised by women.

Comments

Amir Mustafa Sep 20, 2022 04:52pm
Much respect for you Ms. Angelina Jolie!
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Nadeem Shah USA Sep 20, 2022 04:52pm
Again an American has come to help Pakistan, has any Arab leader arrived? And then people like Imran Khan spread anti American lies, so shameful...
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Imran Malik Sep 20, 2022 04:54pm
Becareful this time, dont show off extarvagence like Gilani and his family did in 2005.
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Sep 20, 2022 04:54pm
Welcome to the fertile land of four seasons and mineral-rich soil of the 230 million talented, patriotic, innovative, hardworking, brave, bold, blazing and brilliant people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, who always treat their guests with respect, honor and dignity. Enjoy good weather and sumptuous cuisine of world's top host nation, who would take you around to the flood ridden areas of the country to console the masses affected by recent historic and unprecedented monsoon rains and floods. As always, keep it up and hang on tough.
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Raza Abbas Sep 20, 2022 04:55pm
Great support she always comes to Pakistan at times of crises.
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Nabi Sep 20, 2022 04:57pm
Thanx for visit
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Jim Sep 20, 2022 04:58pm
Mariam Nawaz would be closely watching her to copy whenever the latter also makes a visit for photo session with the affectees!!!
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Bunny Sep 20, 2022 05:04pm
celebrity visits are good as it gets public attention but also they tend to crowd with the constant media and fans surrounding them .
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LOL Sep 20, 2022 05:11pm
We hoping a big package from the West.
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Daanish Sep 20, 2022 05:24pm
no one cares, PPP's bilawal is in Washington and newyork to assess water level as well
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Ali B Sep 20, 2022 05:31pm
Hopefully action on climate change will be more quicker when Angelina sends her report to international organizations and hopefully the public at large will also donate more.
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Nabi Sep 20, 2022 05:35pm
Thanx angie for support and voice of Pakistan flood victims
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Mahnoor Malik Sep 20, 2022 05:39pm
Meanwhile the shameless leader of the second biggest party of Pakistan namely Nawaz Sharif is sitting in UK and never bothered to visit Pakistan for once. How come Pmln can even defend their so called callous leader?. I must say that we deserve better. Atleast start from deleting PMLn from the political landscape of Pakistan.
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LAHORI KID Sep 20, 2022 05:43pm
Everyone in showing up in Pakistan to help, except the PM, the FM, and his tola, who rather go to London to punch their “Hazari” card, and then off to America, instead of being in Pakistan to lead in raising money and providing help to the millions of Pakistanis effected by the floods. Shameful.
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Que Sep 20, 2022 05:46pm
Now this is a true Angelina Jolie that does countless work for humanity!!! She truly deserves a Noble Price for her work! And, we have a fake Angelina Jolie (Maryam Nawaz) that is looking for cheap publicity portraying as Angelina Jolie . Maryam Nawaz truly deserves a Noble Prison Cell for stealing and money laundering Pakistani peoples money!!!
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Dr. Asim Maqbool Sep 20, 2022 05:48pm
Maryam Nawaz must be watching her visit very closely.
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Ma Sep 20, 2022 05:49pm
Is PM and FM of pakistan going to meet her for photos to add to their family memorabilia?
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Zeeshan Sep 20, 2022 05:53pm
Watch out Ms. Jolie for the likes of former PM Gilani will all of a sudden remember there is a flood in Pakistan.
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Jaya Sep 20, 2022 05:54pm
First of all why Americans forget that Pakistanis hate them. Only Chinese are loved there. Secondly why foreigners need to help them if their own beloved ex PM has nothing to do with helping the victims, he's busy with all sorts of jalsaas.
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Fast comment Sep 20, 2022 05:54pm
Thank you once again for caring Pakistan.
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Ajay Sep 20, 2022 05:54pm
please help poor pakistan
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Zak Sep 20, 2022 05:58pm
Humanitarian, activist and Hollywood star Angelina Jolie arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday afternoon to support and directly speak to families affected by floods. She has done more for Pakistan then PDM, look where Shebaz sharif and Bilawal are now abroad while Angelina is here with flood victims.
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kuku Sep 20, 2022 06:05pm
Great, hope she will also do something about thousands of abduction of young girls from minority community and forceful marriage to men three times older.
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Simba Sep 20, 2022 06:14pm
No money and begging for Aid but just purchased J10 jets from PRChina. Isn't there something very odd going on in Pakistan?
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Taj Ahmad Sep 20, 2022 06:18pm
Right person for the right job, thanks for coming Angelina Jolie, Pakistani floods victims badly needs help from all UN resources.
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NYS Sep 20, 2022 06:23pm
Humanity! Maryam Nawaz be alert for next photoshoot
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Zameera Rihai Sep 20, 2022 06:25pm
Again its the best time to have photo shoot with hollywood star May be she will not be surprised to see nothing has changed since 2010 except the photo shoot polotical party
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Tajammal Sep 20, 2022 06:32pm
A nobel lady
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Que Sep 20, 2022 06:35pm
Now this is a true Angelina Jolie that does countless work for humanity!!! She truly deserves a Noble Price for her work! And, we have a fake Angelina Jolie (Maryam Nawaz) that is looking for cheap publicity portraying as Angelina Jolie . Maryam Nawaz truly deserves a Noble Prison Cell for stealing and money laundering Pakistani peoples money!!!
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Nazakat Ali Sep 20, 2022 07:02pm
Mohtarma Angelina Jolie, thank you.
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Ali Sep 20, 2022 07:03pm
Angelina has to spend her life saving but she can feed Pakistanis. Punjab is the richest province of Pakistan they should help people of Sindh and Baluchistan instead looking towards international help.
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Nazakat Ali Sep 20, 2022 07:05pm
See who is helping us at the time of need. A friend in need is friend indeed.
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Shaun Sep 20, 2022 07:11pm
Never trust Pakistan, they want help from the Western countries, but talk ill about them. They always stay that China is their Iron Brother, then why no Chinese are helping?
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Asif A Shah Sep 20, 2022 07:22pm
Angelina Jolie is an inspirational personality. The people of Pakistan are indebted to her.
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Jahan azamali. Sep 20, 2022 07:25pm
I hope she doesn't give any thing to the crimnals running the country. The Prime minister Is frolicking all over the world looking very busy waisting the goverments money. While the poor are starving. He has a chance to show of his expensive suits.
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Mahmood Sep 20, 2022 07:30pm
But much of the Pakistani leadership is in the US.
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SAk Sep 20, 2022 07:37pm
@Nadeem Shah USA no one hates Americans. It is the regime change tactics that are not acceptable to our nation.
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Asfand Sep 20, 2022 07:57pm
@Jaya you are mistaken, every Pakistani is on one foot to migrate to US
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Anonymouseee Sep 20, 2022 08:24pm
Welcome to Pakistan Miss Jolie. You truly are a gem and a shinning star in this world of darkness.
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Nazakat Ali Sep 20, 2022 08:26pm
The elites of Pakistan, the main beneficiary of this country since last 75 year, must learn from Great Angelina Jolie.
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Skeptic2 Sep 20, 2022 08:31pm
If you want to know who a clueless person is, it’s Jolie.
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Skeptic2 Sep 20, 2022 08:34pm
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Joke of the century. United we stand, divided we fall, you reap what you sow , bring it on and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is 100% right. Is that about it?
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A concerned Pukhtun Sep 20, 2022 08:43pm
A beautiful soul♥️
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SecondPilot Sep 20, 2022 09:15pm
75 years as a free nation. Still need white saviors.
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Pakistani1 Sep 20, 2022 09:17pm
To all our leaders. Please stop being Ga Ga. Help her visit and meet the genuine flood affected. Transparently distribute all the aid that is received.
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NYS Sep 20, 2022 09:41pm
Angelina is likely to use her left hand
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Jin Sep 20, 2022 09:44pm
Maryam ready to copy
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Jamal Sep 20, 2022 09:47pm
@Nadeem Shah USA they have donated! Get your facts correct bro..
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Tahir Raouf Sep 20, 2022 10:51pm
Who authorised the foreign exchange for Hum Awards entourage to Toronto at this critical juncture, while Angelina is here to sympathise with the flood victims and to create awareness around the globe for funds collection. Is this the time for such extravaganza
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Justice Sep 20, 2022 11:03pm
Where are Chinese? Nobody from China came to Pakistan to help.
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Nasir Mamu Sep 20, 2022 11:08pm
Angelina is an angel of goodwill for victims of floods in Pakistan. Thanks for her compassion and devotions.
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Amir Shah Sep 20, 2022 11:12pm
An incredible person, who doesn’t want to show off like Maryam Nawaz and just gets in with the real work. Hats off to Angelina
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Shakil Khan Sep 20, 2022 11:22pm
A person with genuine cmpassion
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Raheel Sep 20, 2022 11:22pm
She cares more for Pakistan that anyone in the imported government.
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Salman Sep 20, 2022 11:27pm
Please keep goon league and PPP away from her. They will ruin her trip and any chances of flood donations
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Chacha Chakan Sep 20, 2022 11:37pm
97.9 % people complained her that donations, food medicines and clean water not reaching them. They complained that many politicians, social activists etc etc do come but only to take pictures to attract donner's and nothing else
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Addagada Sep 20, 2022 11:40pm
Why Pakistan Had to wait to fix , waited 45yrs till get drowned. At the division of original India ,Pakistan inherited the two world’s greatest and most fertile deltas of the world. what Pakistan achieved, one they blow it out , in another got drowned. Their basket case is the show piece of the world now. India chants in their temples about those great rivers but do not get not a drop of water from great Indus River.
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Pervez Nabi Sep 20, 2022 11:48pm
@Imran Malik very right & she shud be warned not to give aid / assistance to govt. but directly to effectees.
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Pervez Nabi Sep 20, 2022 11:59pm
She shud be warned not to give aid/assistance to govt .but directly to effectees surberb village of jacobabad Nawra people badly effected looking for relief no help from DC. Mukhtiarkar.
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Syed Hafeez Imran Sep 21, 2022 12:07am
@Daanish aall they need is a Chilloo bhatr Pani
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James (California) Sep 21, 2022 12:10am
USA and Americans are so generous people. $100M in aid donated by US Taxpayers so far. Hollywood stars raising money....I don't see Chinese movie star let alone any chinese relief aid planes !! Yet most Pakistanis hate USA. A friend in need, is your only true friend !!
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James (California) Sep 21, 2022 12:16am
@Jamal nope Chinese have only given technical aid (maybe more surveillance)) and some pittance
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Hassan Sep 21, 2022 12:24am
@Jaya Pakistanis don't hate them. The strong relationship goes back all the way to 1950s when you guys decided to coddle with the Soviets. Hate is a strong word that you use liberally in the so called 'secular' country.
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MBA Sep 21, 2022 12:33am
What we need, what everyone every where in this world needs are persons with human touch. Women or men, irrespective of their origin, their religion, their language or the colur of their skeen. Just persons with human touch. How many do you know of this kind in our country? How many can you identify meeting this definition in our political elit? I am sorry for asking such difficult questions!
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Hamid Faisal Sep 21, 2022 12:33am
A good gesture by IRC and AJ, this must pertain a lot more then what it seems. I have not seen UAE or KSA princes to arrived on such situation during the last 40 years in our beloved country. What does relevant corners of our beloved country says about this question???
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Alizeh Khalid Sep 21, 2022 01:17am
A true humanitarian . An actor who does not need to do this at all but does without of sheer compassion and love for humanity.
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Ahmad Sep 21, 2022 02:02am
Lady first keep your family together then others
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Multani Sep 21, 2022 02:20am
Why are only American coming to help in flood relief, we cannot trust them but they are the only ones bringing precious $$$. Where are our Muslim brothers and China, their presence will be welcome and reassuring.
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Multani Sep 21, 2022 02:26am
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Don’t go overboard, respect them for not what they say but how much aid they bring, remember Americans are very money minded and don’t give free lunch like Muslim brother nations or Chinese .
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Raja Shah Sep 21, 2022 02:32am
@Nadeem Shah USA not all Americans are the same or part of the government. Glad she’s flown over from USA, you’re still sitting there criticising Imran, floods are not his fault. If you want to do anything then get yourself over here.
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Malik Sep 21, 2022 02:57am
Why are Army every where. What do they have to do with her. Have you noticed only Pakistani president and prime minister have army personal going every where with them. Maybe if they do their job and not everything else, Pakistan would be a much better place
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Addagada Sep 21, 2022 04:11am
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Yes…….,,then what happened ?
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Rasheed Sep 21, 2022 04:13am
Photo-op. Why can't she just send money. Going there is just a photo-op. Warning to Pak: DON'T give her any Pakistani child, no matter how much she begs to adopt.
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Fareed N Sep 21, 2022 04:37am
Please don't have photo - op with Maryam Nawaz, She is already trying to dress up like you.
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Crisis Sep 21, 2022 04:42am
@Raza Abbas bcos u r always in crisis
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Faiz Sep 21, 2022 04:45am
Please don't drag politics in such a noble cause being performed by such a great lady.
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Imran Sep 21, 2022 04:56am
@Nadeem Shah USA . Not sure if you missed the point or IQ issue. IK has never been anti American as wholesome. But anti-US govt approach towards Pak. Just like I love Pak but against its Govt regarding their within and outside way of functioning.
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gt Sep 21, 2022 05:11am
She has become new messiah to help well come
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Farooq Sep 21, 2022 05:14am
Great effort
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Adam Seeker Sep 21, 2022 05:59am
Wow she gets presidential treatment in Pakistan just like Ilhan Omar.
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Adam Seeker Sep 21, 2022 06:00am
Pakistan hopes she will give some money as usual.
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Abdul Sep 21, 2022 06:19am
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad I am seeing food shortages in the country. I am curious to know which country you are talking about in your description.
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Raff Sep 21, 2022 06:36am
Part of Christian missionary program..careful people.
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Imran Quraishi Sep 21, 2022 06:40am
Hopefully this trip by an American humanitarian activist would make the people of Pakistan realize that the American people are not their enemies and would do anything to help them in this time of need. Unfortunately Pakistani people call China their friend but not a single Chinese was seen visiting the flood affected areas and no aid package was announced by China to help the flood affected people. Now tell me who is your real friend/
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Hasan jamil Sep 21, 2022 06:57am
Salute to Angelina Jolie on her generous action and a slap to all our actors who are put of the country and attending the awards ceremony having no pain for the people who are suffering due to the flood .A shameful situation in which they should had been here helping the victims instead a person who has no relation no personal benefit is hear doing their work
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Jabbarulhaq Sep 21, 2022 07:29am
You have a heart of gold.
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Khan De Bannu Sep 21, 2022 08:18am
@Nadeem Shah USA is she a leader? Mufti Menk also visited Sindh yesterday.
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Munir Sep 21, 2022 08:29am
@Nadeem Shah USA You are wrong, Imran Khan is against the policies of US Government not the people , please have the intelligence of differentiating between the Government of a country and people.
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Hope786 Sep 21, 2022 08:42am
Angelina is Angel, simple like that! What a life for others.
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GM Sep 21, 2022 09:04am
Much appreciated for this kind gesture. Where are our high profiles??? They are sitting in their air-conditioned houses like ducks. The time is not far away when all of us including rich_ who are hiding nowadays _ would face the consequences of global warming and climate change menace at similar scale in near future.
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Shaman Sep 21, 2022 10:06am
Hollywood stars n Turkish actors are coming to Pakistan to help flood victims while Pakistani starts took flight ✈️ n ran away to Canada for Hum tv awards.. oh wow
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Ajay Kumar Saxena Sep 21, 2022 10:39am
Dear Angelina Jolie please ask Pakistan Govt. when they have billions to buy J10 from China, why they do not have funds for their citizens ?
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A shah Sep 21, 2022 11:36am
Thanks to Christian’s who help Muslims in time of need. Where is your so called Ummah now?
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Nasreen Ahsan Sep 21, 2022 03:42pm
@Nadeem Shah USA Imran Khan always speaks of the American Government & NOT the American people … there’s always a difference between the 2 … be it any country
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