Pakistan has asked for foreign aid every time it has been hit by a catastrophe. Whether it is 2005 earthquake or 2010 flood, SWAT operation or any other major disaster, Pakistan always had to ask for help from its friends in the international community. Sometimes we went to the United Nations for financial assistance and at other times we had to knock at the door of Friends of Democratic Pakistan forum. But this time Foreign Office has straight forwardly stated that it will not be seeking any foreign aid for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Waziristan. This announcement by Foreign Office comes as a breath of fresh air under the current circumstances.