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06-11-2009
The National Assembly of Pakistan has unanimously passed a bill to provide for a higher punishment for sexual harassment. In a rare show of concern for women without a dissent, the lawmakers have expanded the definition of the crime to facilitate prosecution.
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Image: The draft by women activists was introduced in the house early this year by then information minister Sherry Rehman/ Photo credit: APP
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28-08-2009
Pakistan government has claimed that more than 80% of 2.2 million people displaced by war between the military and Taliban insurgents have already returned home. People are now slowly rebuilding their lives.
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Image: Refugees returning home/ Photo credit: Reuters
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12-08-2009
A countrywide survey has revealed that Pakistanis view the US, India and Talibans as main threats to their country. People also have a lot of resentment against their leaders and the ruling political party but are generally supportive of the military campaign against the extremists.
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29-07-2009
Oxfam International’s focus group findings show that displaced women fear returning to Upper Swat district in Pakistan. The aid agency has urged the government to ensure voluntary, dignified and safe return of the displaced people and emphasised on the need to establish sustainable security in their home villages.
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Image: Recovery and rehabilitation plans must involve the active participation of affected population/ Photo credit: Oxfam
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23-07-2009
Nazim has been a system of local governance in Pakistan, which is now being allowed to fade away. By offering voters access to levers of power that they otherwise did not have when their political rulers were far away, it helped people solve their petty problems and other development issues.
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Image: Some politicians argue that Pakistan now has enough democracy/ Photo credit: Getty Images
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13-07-2009
Pakistan has begun the process of reopening roads into the conflict-hit Swat Valley and neighbouring areas to encourage displaced people return home. Although many civilians still remain skeptical of the government’s rehabilitation programme and fear the return of Talibans.
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Image: The first families have begun their journey home/ Photo credit: BBC
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10-07-2009
Pakistani government has not yet set any official date for the return of internally displaced persons to their homes in the conflict-ridden North West Frontier Province of the country. About 261,000 refugees are living in 27 camps and a significant number outside of them.
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Image: IDPs on the move/ Photo credit: IRIN
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01-07-2009
Facing shortage of funds, UNICEF has made an urgent plea for monetary support to displaced people in the north-west part of Pakistan. In recent times the country has seen the biggest ever internal displacement due to the ongoing war with Islamic fundamentalist groups.
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Image: Those displaced have been forced to flee with little preparation/ Photo credit: AFP
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30-06-2009
Hafiz Gul Bahadur faction of Taliban militants has scrapped the 2007 peace deal signed with the Pakistani army, citing the continued US and Pakistani military offensive. This has raised fears of prolonged bloody battle as no one has ever defeated a combined insurgency in the Waziristan area.
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Image: A Pakistani soldier on alert/ Photo credit: AFP
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27-05-2009
Women in Karachi, the commercial capital of Pakistan, are increasingly feeling insecure due to rising militancy. Increased threats from fundamentalists have caused panic among upper- and middle-class women, who have long enjoyed the liberal environment of the country’s most cosmopolitan city.
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Image: Women in the Swat Valley walk through a UN refugee camp/ Photo credit: Ali Imam/ Reuters
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