The flood disaster in Pakistan could worsen the security situation in the country by making its democratically-elected government look ineffective, a senior EU diplomat has said.
Speaking to EUobserver by phone from Islamabad on Tuesday (10 August), Tomas Niklasson, the acting head of the EU delegation to Pakistan, said a security analysis should be carried out once the immediate priority of disaster relief has been dealt with.
"We will have to ask questions about what impact it w...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.