Washington: US President Barack Obama has asked the Congress to approve another $200 million to address the emanating "serious humanitarian crisis" in Pakistan.
"These funds will provide displaces people in Pakistan with urgent relief and resettlement assistance," Obama said.
The request was part of the new supplemental request sent to the Congress for the H1N1 virus.
"To date there are over 2.5 million displaced people in Pakistan, many of whom have fled their homes because of Pakistani Government's counter insurgency campaign," Obama added.
"Richard Holbrooke, the Special US Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, has already announced another $200 million humanitarian assistance for the Swat Valley refugees. Obama has sent him to have a first hand assessment of the situation on the ground.
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