Pakistan News: Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday said that one-time flood tax will be imposed on the well-to-do to help shore up the relief and rehabilitation efforts. He said this while speaking to a women round-table meeting of federal ministers, women parliamentarians and representatives of non-governmental organizations for the flood affected people at Aiwan-e-Sadr. "Unless we are prepared to share bread with our grief and disaster stricken brethren, we should not expect others to help us," he added.
He said that he has already advised the government to tap indigenous resources wherever there is room for taping such resources, adding that it should be done in a transparent and above board manner. The President said that the entire aid received and disbursed will be done in a very transparent manner and every citizen will have access to information relating to the aid received and distributed.
The President said that women's voices must be heard and their concerns must be taken into account in shaping any disaster response strategy. He said that giving adequate representation to women in all forums would help in understanding women and girls' specific needs and actions to be taken in this regard.
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