Pakistan is in the midst of a harrowing ordeal but Imran continues pounding away
As he looks to regain power, everything for Mr Khan has become about political point-scoring — including raising funds for flood victims.
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The scale of the current disaster is far greater than that of the 2010 floods
The writer says Pakistan's rescue and relief simply cannot cope, with the dangers of water and mosquito-borne diseases ever-present.