Pakistan's Independence Day
Note: Sajjad is IRD's Country Director in Pakistan, overseeing the USAID-funded Emergency Water and Sanitation program in the KPK province prior to the flooding and our response to the flooding today.

Thank you to everyone who has stretched out their hand for Pakistan.
Over the weekend, August 13-15, I traveled to Muzaffargarh District in Southern Punjab. The purpose of my visit was mainly to be with the affected people on Pakistan's Independence Day - August 14 - and to monitor the distribution of supplies. I traveled different parts of severely affected areas of the district Muzaffargarh. This area is badly hit by the flood. When I arrived there, IRD and its local partner Mojaz Foundation were already distributing tents that we procured locally through a generous donation from the Church of Latter Day Saints. We also distributed jerry cans and Aqua Water purification tablets.
During my field trip, I observed some constraints as well, including health hazards for distribution teams and security risks as time passes and frustrations are converting to outrage.
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