Pakistan: Handling The Return Of Refugees

Global Voices by Sana Saleem | Aug. 1, 2009 (News Analysis)

The Government of Pakistan has finally announced a schedule for the Swat refugees outlining their return to home. Pakistani bloggers feel that a lot more needs to be done to ensure their safety and for their rehabilitation. Full Story »

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Subjects: World
Topics: War, Pakistan, Taliban, Refugees
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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Jul 31, 2009 - 2:48 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Fabrice Florin (review), Kaizar Campwala (review), Randy Morrow (review), Sana Saleem (review), Jamal ashiqain (review), Mansoor Ehsan (review)
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Aug 1, 2009 - 11:09 AM PDT

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 by Sana Saleem - Aug. 4, 2009

An article that focuses on tackling the ideology embraced by Taliban. With citations from the American Economic Review, to help explain if political instability and poverty are reasons enough for the increasing terrorism.

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