13 Killed in Clashes over Irrigation Water in Pakistan's Tribal Belt
16 September 2010
13 Killed in Clashes over Irrigation Water in Pakistan's Tribal Belt, Daily News & Analysis, 16 September 2010
EXCERPT: "At least 13 people were killed today in a fresh gun battle between two rival groups over distribution of irrigation water in Pakistan's restive tribal belt, taking to 50 the toll in three weeks of fighting over the issue. Armed members of Shalozan and Shalozan Tangi tribes in Kurram clashed again today, leaving 13...
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IMF Approves $451 Million for Pakistan
16 September 2010
IMF Approves $451 Million for Pakistan, The Hindu, 16 September 2010
EXCERPT: "The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of $ 451 million, under the Emergency Natural Disaster Assistance (ENDA), for Pakistan to help it manage the immediate aftermath of the massive and devastating floods that have hit the country. The Board's approval enables the immediate disbursement of the full amount of this emergency assistance;...
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EU Waives Tariffs to Aid Flood-Hit Pakistan
16 September 2010
, Financial Times, 16 September 2010
EXCERPT: "The European Union will waive tariffs on a series of Pakistani exports as part of a plan agreed by member states to aid the country's recovery from devastating floods. The agreement was reached at a summit of European leaders in Brussels after weeks of tense negotiations that balanced the EU's ambition to exercise a more influential and coherent...
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US Drone Attacks Being Operated in Collaboration with Pak Govt, GHQ: Holbrooke
16 September 2010
US Drone Attacks Being Operated in Collaboration with Pak Govt, GHQ: Holbrooke, Sify, 16 September 2010
EXCERPT: "US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, has stated that drone attacks against terrorists in Pakistan's northern tribal region are being carried out in close collaboration with Pakistan's civil and military leadership. 'Everything we do, is in close collaboration with the Pakistan government...
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No Forced Return of Afghans From Flood-Hit Pakistan: UN
16 September 2010
, AFP, 16 September 2010
EXCERPT: "The head of the UN refugee agency, Antonio Guterres, called Thursday for more global relief to help Pakistan after catastrophic floods and ruled out any forced repatriation of Afghans. Pakistan is home to 1.7 million Afghan refugees -- 1.5 million of whom live in areas affected by the country's worst humanitarian disaster, which has affected up to...
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