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Tag Archives: Pakistan
Pakistani Earthquake Used as Opportunity to Steal Property from Widowed Women
According to the United Nations’ Integrated Regional Information Networks, the earthquake in Pakistan at the end of last year was used as an opportunity to steal land and other property from unmarried women. Typical of such victims is Zumera Bibi. … Continue reading
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South Asian Nations Sign Free Trade Pact
In January, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka signed a free trade zone agreement that will start to bring trade barriers between those countries down beginning in 2006. The agreement calls on the most developed of these … Continue reading
Tagged Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
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Polio Cases Increase Thanks Largely to Indian Outbreak
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in April that cases of polio worldwide increased four-fold in 2002 due largely to an outbreak of the disease in India. In 2001 there were only 483 confirmed cases of polio … Continue reading
Tagged Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Polio, Somalia
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Wacky Proposal for a Rice Cartel
Sometimes there are stories which are so self-refuting that it’s hard to provide further commentary. Such is the announcement that China, India, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam are investigating ways to cartelize world rice markets. They want to do for rice … Continue reading