The prime minister said an emergency task force had been activated, and he appealed for calm.

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He delayed the appointments and convened an emergency task force.

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An emergency task group of the Brazilian National Force has been sent to the region to assist local authorities.

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As a result neither were prepared to make the hefty concessions that could possibly convince the presidential task-force that the pair were deserving of big supplies of emergency cash.

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In UNESCO Islamabad, a small in house task force has been constituted which is actively involved in providing technical assistance for emergency response in different parts of Pakistan.

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