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| 5 months ago
The situation faced by the hundreds of thousands of IDPs in makeshift camps is getting grimmer. The IDPs are already contending with gross inadequacies in terms of shelter, food, potable water and access to education or income-generating activities. ...
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| 5 months ago
More now than ever, Pakistan is acting as if it is committed to fighting the Taliban. The military in recent days has expanded a high-stakes offensive along the Afghan border, while the government enjoys wide public support, even as casualties and ...
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| 5 months ago
Page 1 of 3 Marching out of step in the US military (Research support for this article was provided by the Investigative Fund at the Nation Institute.) On May 1, at Fort Hood in central Texas, Specialist Victor Agosto wrote on a counseling ...
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| 5 months ago
FINANCE US rejects India's concerns over Pak aid Thursday, July 02, 2009 WASHINGTON: Brushing aside Indian concerns on American assistance for Pakistan, the United States has said the Indians should not worry about Washington's support ...
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FINANCE 28 militants killed in Khyber Thursday, July 02, 2009 35 die as Lashkar attacks Taliban in Kurram; 14 dead in tribal fighting; Turi, Bangash tribesmen make peace; Lashkar seeks Army's help By Nasrullah Afridi & Javed Aziz ...
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FINANCE Pakistanis turn on Taliban, but resent US: poll Thursday, July 02, 2009 WASHINGTON: Public opinion in Pakistan has turned sharply against the Taliban and other Islamist militants but Pakistanis still do not trust the United ...
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FINANCE Troika discusses security situation Thursday, July 02, 2009 Army's plan for IDPs return approved By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday gave approval to the Pakistan Army's strategy for the ...
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NEW YORK - A new public opinion survey released Wednesday says that PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif is the most popular politician in Pakistan and calls President Asif Zardari the least popular one. The survey conducted by reputed WorldPublicOpini-on.org ...
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| 5 months ago
Seeing a veritable opportunity in Pakistan's current insurgency crisis in the northwestern areas, former chief of the army staff and ambassador to the United States Jahangir Karamat on Wednesday sounded confident about the country overcoming ...
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July 2 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan’s assault on the country’s biggest Taliban stronghold may end in disappointment for the Obama administration, which has pushed the army to escalate the fight and restore a measure of government control in ...