Human Rights and Democracy: The 2010 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report
04 April 2011
"The 2010 UN Development Index ranked Pakistan at 125 out of 169 countries, down from 112 in 2008. Global indices relating to gender, children’s rights and corruption showed Pakistan near the bottom. Women and vulnerable groups faced legal discrimination and high levels of abuse and violence. Weaknesses in the rule of law, along with a dysfunctional criminal justice system, restricted access to justice for the vast majority of those who needed...
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Lashkar-e-Islam Loses Supporters over Killing in Khyber Agency
04 April 2011
"The Lashkar-e-Islam (LeI) militant organisation based in the Khyber tribal region is facing a serious threat to its sway from an erstwhile allied tribe. Zakhakhel tribe turned against the LeI, led by the notorious Mangal Bagh Afridi, after the killing of a kinsman – Maulana Hashim – two weeks ago, source told The Express Tribune. Maulana Hashim was associated with the Maulana Fazlur Rehman led Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F)....
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Suicide Bombing Kills Six in Lower Dir
04 April 2011
"A suicide bomber struck a bus terminal in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing up to six people in the sixth bomb attack in as many days to strike the nuclear-armed country, police said. The bomb exploded in the small town of Jandol in the district of Lower Dir, 200 kilometres (125 miles) from the capital Islamabad. Pakistani troops fought a major offensive to expunge the Taliban from the area nearly two years ago. 'Six people have died,' police...
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Two Suicide Bombers Kill More Than 40 at Sufi Shrine in Punjab
04 April 2011
"Two suicide bombers killed at least 42 people at a shrine in central Pakistan on Sunday, the latest in a series of attacks on places of worship linked to sects opposed by militants. The attack occurred at Sakhi Sarwar, a Sufi shrine in a village outside the southern Punjab city of Dera Ghazi Khan. In the past, Sufi shrines have been targeted by the Pakistani Taliban and other militant groups that regard the strain of Islam to be tantamount to heresy....
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