Dawn (Friday, 22 May, 2009)
YAR HUSSAIN CAMP: Farmers in Pakistan’s northwest were preparing for a bumper harvest when a military assault against Taliban fighters sent them fleeing their homes.
They fear hardship and hunger as crops spoil in untended fields, with aid agencies warning that it could take years for farmers to recover.
Aerial bombardments, shelling and [...]
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Dawn Editorial May 25, 2009
NECESSARY as it had become to fight the militants in Malakand division, the military option was always going to have severe consequences on the civilian population of the area.
At the moment, the immediate plight of the IDPs and the need for relief operations has preoccupied the state and its international [...]
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