Help in Pakistan through 20222

[southasiawatch]

This is a good cause, "Pakistan on Friday appealed to the US public to make small donations through their cellphones to help care for some 1.7 million people displaced in a major campaign against Islamic extremists. Ambassador Hussain Haqqani called on Americans to donate five dollars each by sending text messages and voiced hope that television networks would encourage the effort. The funds are to provide food, clothing, medicine and other relief goods channeled through the United Nations, which earlier Friday called on the world to contribute a total of 543 million dollars."

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday announced 110 million dollars in emergency aid to Pakistan and said that she and State Department employees had already made the text-message donations.

US cellular users can make five-dollar donations by texting “Swat” to the number 20222.

[flor de jasmim]

1. Whew! I thought you meant we'd be there til the year 20222!