Flood Relief Hindered by US Control of Airbase
19 August 2010
Airbase Near Jacobabad Under US Control, Senate Panel Told, DAWN, 19 August 2010
EXCERPT: "Health relief operations in Jacobabad are not possible because the airbase in the area is controlled by the US. The stunning statement was made by Health Secretary Khushnood Lashari during an appearance at the Senate Standing Committee on Health on Wednesday. 'Health relief operations are not possible in the flood-affected areas of Jacobabad...
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Police Extort, Harass Militant-linked Flood Relief Camps
19 August 2010
Militant Relief: Undercover, But Not Out of Sight, The Express Tribune, 16 August 2010
EXCERPT: "It has been at least two years since the government banned certain militant organisations but they are still operating undercover and have resurfaced to help flood survivors. [...] These organisations, such as Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), Sipah-e-Sahaba, Jaish-e-Muhammad, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Harkatul Jihad al-Islami, Harkatul Mujahideen, Hizbut Tahrir...
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Uneven Aid Distribution Aggravates Provincial Divisions
19 August 2010
Flooding Sinks Pakistan in Mire of Regional Divisions, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 19 August 2010
EXCERPT: "Already reeling from economic, judicial, political, and security crises, Pakistan is now coping with the most devastating floods in the last 80 years. [...] At first, complaints came from the Pashtun-dominated Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province that the central government's assistance was insufficient and slow in coming...
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Govt Rejects India's Preconditions for Dialogue
19 August 2010
"Pak Won't Accept Preconditions for Resuming Talks With India", Times of India, 19 August 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan on Thursday said it was unwilling to accept any 'preconditions' for resumption of the Indo-Pak dialogue, including New Delhi's demand for action against terrorism emanating from its soil, claiming that the ball was in India's court to move the process forward. 'Our position is very clear....
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