Cameron accused of hampering Pakistan flood aid effort with terror criticism

David Cameron’s attack on Pakistan’s approach to tackling terrorism is hampering aid efforts for the flood-stricken country, a senior official claimed last night.

Abdullah Hussein Haroon, Pakistan’s ambassador to the United Nations, said his country had ‘suffered’ as a result of the row in which the Prime Minister accused his country of ‘ exporting terror’.

The Disasters Emergency Committee has raised £9.5million from the British public for Pakistan, but experts have warned this is less than was raised for comparable disasters, such as the Haiti earthquake.

Mr Haroon told Radio 4’s World Tonight: ‘Yes, Pakistan has suffered because of what David Cameron has said, because the British people will listen to their Prime Minister.’

Mr Cameron’s words sparked a diplomatic row.

He later insisted that he stood by his comments, but also stressed the sacrifices made by Pakistan in the fight against terrorism.

Meanwhile, Gordon Brown made an impassioned plea yesterday for Britons to keep donating money to the victims of Pakistan’s floods – and called on the Government to match whatever they give.