NATO Tankers, Police Attacked as Taliban Fight Back
26 April 2010
, The Associated Press, 25 April 2010
EXCERPT: "A suicide car bomber attacked a prison van while gunmen torched six NATO oil tankers in separate strikes Saturday that killed four Pakistani police officers and wounded 10 others, authorities said. The army, meanwhile, kept up its pressure on the Pakistani Taliban in the tribal belt, killing 20 suspected fighters, while apparent U.S. missiles...
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Instability and Poverty Place Children at Risk of Sex Work
26 April 2010
Sold into Sex Work, IRIN News, 25 April 2010
EXCERPT: "[...] There are reports that rising poverty is forcing a growing number of families to sell children, with girls in particular ending up in sex work. 'We have more and more reports of people selling their children due to poverty,' I.A. Rehman, secretary-general of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), told IRIN. Boys were sometimes trafficked outside the country, and girls...
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To Minimize Civilian Deaths, Drones Equipped with Smaller Missiles
26 April 2010
, The Washington Post, 26 April 2010
EXCERPT: "The CIA is using new, smaller missiles and advanced surveillance techniques to minimize civilian casualties in its targeted killings of suspected insurgents in Pakistan's tribal areas, according to current and former officials in the United States and Pakistan. The technological improvements have resulted...
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Target Killings Continue Despite Added Security
26 April 2010
Target Killings Continue Despite Rangers Powers, DAWN, 26 April 2010
EXCERPT: "More than two dozen leaders and activists of political parties and religious groups have lost their lives in a series of targeted killings in the city since February, when Rangers got sweeping powers of search and arrest. The situation raises questions about the effectiveness of the paramilitary force on ground. The affected parties see ?no change in their...
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Host Families Strained by New Wave of IDPs, Increased Security Concerns
26 April 2010
Fresh Wave of IDPs Puts Added Strain on Host Families, IRIN News, 26 April 2010
EXCERPT: "Host families in northwestern Pakistan are under further pressure as displaced people stream out of the Orakzai and Kurram tribal agencies near the Pakistan-Afghan border in search of shelter. They are fleeing fighting between Taliban militants and government forces, but are also avoiding camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) after two...
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