Ambassador: There is no geopolitical need of Pakistan per se. He says U.S. policymakers are not going to commit any significant resources or effort to try and win Pakistan away from China. Ambassador: What's happening in Pakistan should be a wake-up call that if we do not and cannot help Pakistan, then tomorrow another country will have a similar catastrophe on its hands.
After catastrophic flooding, Pakistani people are demanding better disaster management from their government. Their government wants reparations from wealthy countries.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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