International Donors Pledge Over $9bn To Pakistan Floods 

Donors from around the world have pledged more than $9bn to help Pakistan recover from the devastating floods that hit the country last year. <br />It amounts to more than half of the estimated $16.3bn Pakistan needs to recover from the disaster. <br />The pledges come as Pakistan continues negotiations over the next installment of an international bailout. <br />Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan's minister of state for foreign affairs says the world will stand by those who go through any national calamity.