Polarization of Social Studies in Pakistan's Textbooks: Report
13 December 2010
Polarization of Social Studies in Textbooks in Pakistan, Pak Institute for Peace Studies, December 2010
EXCERPT: "This paper examines oppositional interpretations of history which could lead to a polarized world view in a selection of books from the Pakistan Studies curriculum, a required course for all students in the country. These are examples of textbooks used to illustrate the appropriation and application of historiography to create...
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Tribes in Khyber Agency Threatened by Both Insurgency and Counter-insurgency
13 December 2010
Tribes from Khyber Stuck between Taliban Thugs and Western Drones, The National, 12 December 2010
EXCERPT: "As the United States assesses the impact of its strategy for the war in Afghanistan and Pakistan, tribal leaders from a key border area say the security situation there has deteriorated horribly during the past 18 months. The men from Khyber Agency paint a dire picture of life in the remote, impoverished region, which lies at...
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Bleak Reviews on Afghanistan and Pakistan in US Intelligence Reports
13 December 2010
, The Washington Post, 10 December 2010
EXCERPT: "New U.S. intelligence reports paint a bleak picture of the security conditions in Afghanistan and say the war cannot be won unless Pakistan roots out militants on its side of the border, according to several U.S. officials who have been briefed on the findings. The reports, one on Afghanistan, the other on Pakistan, could complicate the Obama administration's...
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Balochistan Militants Target Teachers: Report
13 December 2010
Pakistan: Balochistan Militants Killing Teachers, Human Rights Watch, 13 December 2010
EXCERPT: "Militant groups in Pakistan's Balochistan province should immediately stop killing, threatening, and harassing teachers and other educators, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Attacks and bombings by various nationalist, sectarian, and Islamist armed groups have damaged schools and universities, killing and wounding students,...
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