Muslim Aid has called for the write-off of the IMF debts for Pakistan. Addressing a meeting of the international NGO’s in Islamabad organised by the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) last week, Muslim Aid representative said: "An IMF debt write-off will allow Pakistan to release as much as $50 billion from its domestic resource base to re-build the infrastructure destroyed by the floods and help the lives of 20 million people affected by the crisis.”

Muslim Aid has also supported the ONE campaign for the IMF to freeze Pakistan’s debts for two years giving it the capacity to use these funds to recover from the devastating floods. Recognising that 60% of the population already live below the poverty line, a Spokesperson for Muslim Aid said: "We welcome this helpful initiative by the ONE campaign. This is a first step toward what should be a long-term debt-relief to provide support to the people of Pakistan.”

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Notes to Editors

• Muslim Aid has surpassed its £2 million emergency flood appeal for Pakistan. For further information visit: http://www.muslimaid.org/index.php/what-we-do/current-campaigns/pakistan-flood-appeal

• For more information on the ONE campaign petition visit http://www.one.org/international/actnow/pakistanfloods/?rc=muslimaid

• Muslim Aid is a UK based relief and development agency established in 1985 and working in over 70 countries with field offices in Bangladesh, Bosnia, Cambodia, Gambia, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka and Sudan.  Muslim Aid works with all in need, regardless of their race, religion, gender, nationality or political opinion. Muslim Aid programmes include emergency relief; capacity building through water, sanitation and health programmes; education and skills training; micro-financing and income generation and orphan care. Apart from supplying practical help, Muslim Aid tackles poverty by developing sustainable solutions, advocating for a more just and sustainable future.

• For further information about the work of Muslim Aid and its overseas field branches, please visit Muslim Aid website at www.muslimaid.org or contact Communications Manager Michelle Davis on +44 0207 377 4200 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it