It appears that while most western media’s attention is fixed on the seemingly good work the Government of Pakistan is doing in Islamabad, those truly deserving our help are the deprived and poor of Sind and Baluchistan. The floods in South Asia have had the most devastating effect in South-Western Pakistan. Sadly in contrast to the political will to take action on an internationally sensitive issue, little will seems to exist when it comes to assisting over a million poor. Ironically a benevolent visit by the PM lead only to misery, when the frail and the elderly seeking medical attention had to wait for four hours in the sweltering sun to catch their delayed flight.

From the BBC:

At least one sick woman had come from as far away as Mand on the Iranian border, 120km to the west of Turbat. Her relatives say they had to carry her across riverbeds at two points on the road where the floods have washed away the bridges.