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Related Videos: Pakistanis 'left with nothing' Hundreds of thousands of people in Pakistan's northwestern Punjab province are fleeing their homes after the worst floods in the country's history destroyed many towns and villages and killed more than 1500 people. UN and Pakistani officials say 3.2 million people are affected by the floods along the Indus River. Camps have been set up to provide much needed food and medical aid for the flood victims. But there are overwhelming signs of disease outbreaks, especially among women and children, due to a lack of clean drinking water. Al Jazeera's Stephanie Dekker reports. [August 4, 2010] South Asia News - Elections in Gilgit-Baltistan, a fraud Gilgit, March 08: Gilgit-Baltistan was administered as a colony by Pakistan for over 62 years. On 29 August 2009, the "Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self-Governance Order 2009", was unilaterally passed by Pakistani cabinet to change the political setup of the region which is not even listed as Pakistan's territory in its own constitution. The Order was a move to forcibly annexe the territory and was objected to by all nationalist groups. On November 12, 2009 Pakistan organized elections for a new Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly. 264 candidates of different parties contested 24 seats. Pak Army recovered Indian ammunition from Taliban Pakistan has found concrete evidence of Indias involvement in militancy in South Waziristan and decided to take up the matter with New Delhi. Pakistan Army spoksman Gen Abbas said a huge quantity of Indian arms and ammunition, literature, medical equipment and medicines had been recovered... Pakistan Sufis protest against "terrorism" Thousands of Sufi protesters have staged a march in the Pakistani city of Lahore, calling on the government to do more to stop "terrorists" and Taliban influence in the country. Sufi leaders who have grouped under a council that aims to subdue what they call the growing "Talibanisation" of Pakistan. Sufis has stepped up their movement against the groups after a series of attacks on their shrines in the country. Zeina Khodr reports from Islamabad, Pakistan's capital. [November 27, 2010]
Instability and its Effects on Pakistani Politics and Economy
Pakistan, the product of the dissolution of the British Empire, officially became a state in 1947. Although young in age, Pakistan has been plagued by political and economic difficulties that have influenced foreign policy on a regional as well as a global scale.
The War in Pakistan
The war in Pakistan rages between the government's armed forces and Islamic militants and began in 2004 when a search for al-Qaeda operatives in the mountainous area of Waziristan met with armed resistance.
The People of Pakistan
Pakistan has one of the fastest growing populations in the world. The total population has reached 170,000,000. It is a very diverse country with many different ethnic groups occupying the region.
Obama boosts force in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - President Obama on Friday ordered 4,000 more military troops into Afghanistan, vowing to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat" the terrorist al-Qaida network in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan.
Turmoil in Pakistan as party quits Cabinet
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s U.S.-allied ruling party suffered a fresh blow to its fragile hold on power Tuesday when a coalition partner said it will quit the cabinet, deepening the nation’s political turmoil and potentially distracting Islamabad from helping American forces target militants.
Pakistan, Afghanistan sign trade pact
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Afghanistan sealed a landmark trade deal Sunday as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pushed the two neighbors to step up civilian cooperation and work together against al-Qaida and the Taliban.
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