Adam Ellick

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Financial necessity is bringing more Pakistani women out of traditional roles at home and into service-sector jobs, despite cultural opposition. Pakistan's professional workforce has consisted mainly of men for generations, but more and more families need two incomes just to survive. Many working women have taken jobs with western companies, including McDonalds and KFC; but husbands and brothers often pressure them to give up their jobs, despite the extra money brought in.

Adam Ellick, New York Times correspondent in Pakistan, talks about the operations on the ground in Pakistan, the return of President Zardari to the country, and the groups offering aid during the disaster. Plus, Yousef Abdallah, Northeast Regional Manager of Islamic Relief USA, a group working with staff on the ground in Pakistan to provide aid to those displaced by the flood, discusses local efforts to supply relief to Pakistanis affected by the flood.

To donate to groups helping provide aid to Pakistanis affected by the flood, you can contact Islamic Relief USA at (888) 479-4968 or go  through their website. The EDHI Foundation is also taking donations, as is the Red Cross. 

International agencies and the Pakistani governmnent are "on a mission to save lives," says New York Times correspondent Adam Ellick, as thousands have been left stranded following the country's worst flooding in history. However, the slow flood response has angered many and heightened tensions between the Pakistani government and the people. The region's population and infrastructure had already been hit hard by fighting between the Pakistani government and insurgents.