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ARTICLE: Pakistan Air Force sets up cell to monitor rescue and relief activities
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has established Crisis Control Cell (CCC) at Air Headquarters Islamabad to monitor rescue and relief activities in flood-affected areas. PAF is actively participating in the rescue and relief operations for the flood victims.
Pakistan‘s protracted (and struggling) counterinsurgency requires more non-military tools to establish population security and strngthen the perceived legitimacy of the government. Effective and timely rescue response operations are significant contributors to those goals.
Is it effective? Well it has even worked for the U.S. in that region, so it could surely work for the local governmneet. Consider the results of THIS poll from Terror Free Tommorow:
A new poll by Terror Free Tomorrow demonstrates that one year after the tsunami in Indonesia, the dramatic increase in Indonesian support for the United States and against Bin Laden has continued. American humanitarian aid to tsunami victims last year caused an overwhelming change of opinion in Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country. The new nationwide poll throughout Indonesia reveals that this dramatic shift has not only been sustained, but has strengthened. The fact that more than a year after American help, Indonesians continue to appreciate America’s role is stunning proof of the sustained power of positive and substantial assistance to radically change Muslim public opinion.
Despite widespread stories on Koran desecration, Guantanamo, even the Danish cartoons, favorable opinion toward the United States in Indonesia has actually increased from 34 percent a year ago to 44 percent at the end of January 2006, while unfavorable views declined from 54 percent to 41 percent. The overwhelming reason for these changes continues to be American humanitarian relief. The increased favorable view of the United States occurred in tandem with similar declines in support for Bin Laden and terrorism.
The poll results quantify the effect of US humanitarian intervention and the numbers are astounding. And that poll is is only one of many reaching the same conclusions.
The poll follows similar findings from previous Terror Free Tomorrow public opinion surveys in Indonesia, Pakistan and the Palestinian Territories. 78% of Pakistanis had a more favorable opinion of the United States because of American earthquake relief.
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