On August 30, the Pakistani government declared a national emergency and, with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, called for international aid for humanitarian relief efforts
The flooding in Pakistan from this year started in June and continued into July, this raises the question as to why did the government take so long to declare a national emergency. Some could interpret this is as a weakness for Pakistan since every nation expects other's governments are to provide and protect the people under every circumstance by themselves. So if one nation reaches out for help then they are seen as weak since they can't take care of their own problems. Weak in terms of financially, structurally and their responsibilities.