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Human Rights Watch is urging the Pakistani government to immediately investigate reports of summary executions, torture, and mistreatment perpetrated during counterterrorism operations in the Swat valley.Human Rights Watch is urging the Pakistani government to immediately investigate... more
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The campaign of CIA drone strikes against suspected militants in Pakistan has made the United States "the most prolific user of targeted killings" in the world, according to a United Nations official, who is urging that responsibility for the program be taken from the spy agency.The campaign of CIA drone strikes against suspected militants in Pakistan has made the... more
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According to senior military officials, the U.S. military has “reinvigorated planning” for a unilateral strike in Pakistan should a successful attack on American soil be traced to the country's tribal areas.According to senior military officials, the U.S. military has “reinvigorated... more
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Between April and June last year, millions of panic-stricken people fled their homes in Pakistan's northwest Malakand division to escape fighting between the military and Taliban militants after the government came under strong pressure by the Obama administration to launch a crackdown.
The unprecedented exodus triggered a major national and international humanitarian response at the time, but nearly a year later, aid agencies say the crisis is far from over although funding has virtually dried up.Between April and June last year, millions of panic-stricken people fled their homes... more
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U.S. and Pakistani officials say that the Pakistani military is holding thousands of suspected militants in indefinite detention. Pakistani officials and human rights advocates say that the majority of the detainees have been held for nearly a year and have been allowed no contact with family members, lawyers or humanitarian groups.U.S. and Pakistani officials say that the Pakistani military is holding thousands of... more
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Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari told an American envoy last week the U.S. regional campaign against militancy and the violence it has provoked have almost crippled Pakistan’s economy.Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari told an American envoy last week the U.S.... more
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