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Map of the Conflict Zone & the Victims of Displacement

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Courtesy BBC.co.uk

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With the declaration of War on Taliban, the Pakistan Army has launched massive military operation in the Northern Areas of Pakistan (Swat, Dir, Buner and adjacent locations) causing over a million men, women and children to flee their homes. Termed as the greatest flood of refugees since 1947, the humanitarian crisis grows daily.  Whether or not you support the military operation, the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of the NWFP need your help.

We are listing some organizations that are accepting online donations in support of the IDP’s. We request all PakUSonline readers to donate to the Cause of the Internally Displaced in Pakistan:

OXFAM        
International Rescue Committee             
UNHCR  
Plan International      
International Medical Corps
International Red Cross Society
 
Pakistan Red Crescent Society   
Edhi Foundation 
Mercy Corps, Pakistan  
Hidaya Foundation 
Islamic Relief  
Sungi Development Foundation
Sarhad Rural Support Programme

Links to IDP Facts:

Internally Displaced People in Pakistan
Displaced in Pakistan

IDPs and their Plight:
 
US unable to win IDPs’ hearts and minds ..  Unicef plea for Pakistan refugees  .. IDPs running out of medicine: WHO  ..  IDPs sell relief to survive ..  In Pakistan, the displaced yearn for home .. Pakistan: Invisible People, Visible Consequences ..  IDPs: no solution in sight  .. Thousands flee as Pakistan increases attacks on Taliban ..  Will we need to close the door to Pakistan’s dispossessed? ..

 Veteran Journalist, M.B. Naqvi's Analysis- New Every week

Editor's Choice

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Ask M.B. Naqvi your questions


The crisis – not all that far - The June 12, Presidential elections in Iran have caused a series of protests that threaten to go on

Opposition down in a civil war - Pakistan is in the midst of a civil war. Taliban, al-Qaeda and various other Islamic extremist groups like LET, Jaish Mohammad, claim they are fighting for Islam and an Islamic Caliphate.

Elusive India-Pakistan talks - Indications are that the two sides have agreed on some negotiations

Pakistan's budget - This year’s is a war budget, based not so much on hard calculations as hoping for foreign aid.

Will Obama follow up? - US President Barack Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo was remarkable. It was all about the common elements between Islam and Christianity and US values

Obama's mission in Muslim ME - Obama made a remarkable speech in Cairo. It was all about the common elements between Islam and Christianity and US values.

Nuclear rivalry in South Asia - Indian Army Chief General Kapoor has asked US to put a cap on Pak’s nuclear program

The Afghan boomerang - Was Afghanistan a revenge of the West for the loss in the Vietnam war

More....

Follow the money - Funding Taliban

Lashkar-e-Taiba's Terror Tentacles in the Gulf ..  ISI continues to maintain links with LeT, JuD: CIA

Money for the Taliban - Detecting the flow of non-drug money to the terrorists is a truly difficult job

Cigarette smuggling funding Pakistan Taliban: campaigners

Pakistan's Assault on Taliban May Not Meet US Goals

Baitullah’s evil tactics

Slow help is ‘myopic and dangerous’: WSJ

Education battle - Why Pakistani children end up in madrassas ..  The Madrassa myth

Pak embassy in US clarifies lobbying report .. Lobbying dollars flowing out at super speed - At least 11 lobbying companies have been hired by Pakistan and state-owned Pakistani organisations in the US, paying them hundreds of thousands of dollars every month, some having mysterious names and almost dubious credentials

In Pakistani Relief Camps, Charities Press Anti-U.S. View

Pakistan plays dangerous double game .. Few heroes in this bleak version of Hamlet

Pakistan Broadens Taliban Fight ..  High price of eliminating the Taleban ..  Taliban Losses Are No Sure Gain for Pakistanis

Banned Pakistani groups 'expand' ..  ‘Jihadis’ helping displaced people, says aid group

Drug addicts joining Taliban to feed their habit 

Taliban raise money through extortion; al Qaeda re-organise finances

After Swat, Pakistan prepares for Waziristan ..  Waziristan tribesmen wait nervously for army assault

Militant nexus - The relations between militants on the Afghan-Pakistan border 


Voice of the Month

Recommended Reads

We are proud to announce our June 'Voice of the Month, Babar Ahmed, a talented film producer who's independent film, "Royal Kill", screened at AMC theaters in early 2009. Due to the film's popularity, the screening was extended several times to accomodate crowds. Competing against the Hollywood studio system, Babar's accomplishment deserves major kudos. We talk to him about his journey in the field of film making (http://pakusonline.com/page.aspx?page_id=92)

Events:     

July 3, 4, 2009
APPNA SOCIAL FORUM
Young Professionals Network Program
Marriott Downtown-San Francisco, CA

July 3rd - 6th, 2009
ISNA convention
Convention Center, Washington D.C.

July 3rd, 4th, 2009
Dr. Aafia Siddiqui Educational Seminar & Fundraiser
San Francisco Marriott Hotel
55 Fourth St., San Francisco, CA


News & Happenings - The Pakistani American Community

Opinions - The Pakistani American Community

Watch Free Pakistani TV

Threats and taxes - A series of calls purportedly from the Taliban have been made to the Hindu community in NWFP

In Pakistan, Generations of Brick Makers See Few Changes

US to employ new approach to win over Muslims: Envoy

On a mission -  'Why we need powerful Islamic superheroes'

The ‘failed state’ syndrome again

The irrational state

Untying the North Waziristan knot .. Pakistan now facing 2-front war in Waziristan

U.S. Resumes Surveillance Flights Over Pakistan


Paradise Lost - Swat Valley

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The Declarations: ‘Operation against Baitullah important to defeat Taliban’ ..   Swat Valley Taliban 'routed' ..  Army offensive threatens Pakistan itself: Imran Khan  ..  All Swat cleared: Defence Minister  .. Pakistan to boost Swat valley police ..  

The Fighting: 41 security personnel die in Orakzai helicopter crash .. Taliban Swat Chief Wounded as Pakistani Army Targets Leadership ..   Army pamphlets warn against attacks in North Waziristan .. Pakistan tribes request army aid against Taliban .. Pakistani troops clear Taliban stronghold in Swat  .. Warplanes pound militant positions in NWA .. No plan of operation in N Waziristan: Army ..  Pakistani militants abandon deal ..  Hard fighting  ..  23 Pakistani soldiers killed in ambush   

The Big Brother DictatUS slaps sanctions on LeT leaders .. Al-Qaeda backers, others .. Too soon to declare victory in Swat: Holbrooke ..  Allies not doing enough for IDPs, says Holbrooke ..  Operation created goodwill for Pakistan in US: Jones ..   Situation in Fata also to affect Gulf states, warns Gates ..  Taliban could move to Central Asia: Nato chief ..    

The Politics of IDPs:   Providing security to IDPs not our job: Holbrooke ..  US rejects Zardari’s complaint about aid ..  Northwest exodus prompts strike in Karachi  ..  Rejection of IDPs - Refugees from Swat have been given the cold shoulder in the rest of the country .. 

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Poltics/Economy

Pakistan - Hostage of many crises

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Taliban training young bombers

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Civil Society against Taliban

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Baluchistan wronged

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Hope for Eunuchs?

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The really disturbing... the really sad.....

Over 800 Pakistani victimized by agent mafia in Saudi Arabia

Bomber Targets Government Workers in Pakistan

U.S. targets four in Pakistan for terrorism support

Poll Shows More Pakistanis See Taliban, al-Qaida as a Threat

Pak, Afghanistan follow Iraq in terrorism, political instability: report

Pakistan at 10th position in top ten 'failed states'

Jamia Naeemia attacker identified  .. Al-Kini group behind bombing incidents in Pakistan: FBI

Talibans

Mehsud buying child bombers?

Parents’ plea fails to move Baitullah

US, Pakistan both offer head money for Baitullah

Attacking Baitullah’s den

Extremists buying children to use as bombers: Malik .. Taliban recruiting teenaged bombers 

Politics  

Gilani snubs calls for new provinces

PM seeks US help to fence Pak-Afghan border  ..  Pakistan redeploys troops to stop Afghan Taliban escape

US to consult India closely in fight against extremism

Top US commander Petraeus meets Gen Kayani

Quaid-e-Azam’s relatives warmly received in Islamabad

Pak not to relocate troops from eastern border .. India and US discuss Af-Pak strategy..  India rules out lowering guard on western border

India plans to deploy aircrafts along Pakistan border

Lest we forget Baluchistan

Two Baloch leaders shot dead

Balochistan’s ghost schools

Other

Shafeeq-ur-Rahman: Humorist Par Excellence

‘Last Night’: Pakistan's first online short film festival

Pakistan to recognise eunuchs .. Help on way for eunuchs

More.....

US-Pak Relations - Drones on & on...AfPak....

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Policy‘US helping modernise Pakistan’s N-arsenal’ ..  US adopts Pakistan’s stance on Kashmir ..  US seeks effective military operation in Fata ..  US ‘very sensitive’ to Pakistan’s sovereignty: Gates .. How aid can earn US goodwill in Pakistan ..  US sets up special counter-insurgency fund for Pakistan  ..  

Declarations: US denies giving combat assistance to Pakistan .. US stresses Indo-Pak dialogue for peace in region ..  US amendment seeks Pakistan reforms to curb extremism  ..  

Drones: US missiles hit Taliban commander's hideout  ..  15 dead in suspected US missile strike in Pakistan ..   Strike Reportedly Missed Chief of Pakistani Taliban by hours..Suspected US missiles kill three in South Waziristan ..  Wazir tribesmen protest against drone attacks  ..  Drone attack kills 12 in SWA ..  ‘Pakistan has no deal with US on drone use’ .. 

AidUS House drops A.Q. Khan, India from aid bill  .. US House passes bill to triple aid to Pakistan ..  Protests mar debate on US aid to Pak .. US Senate body drops demand of access to Qadeer .. US drops India mention in Pak aid bill ..  US approves conditional aid for Pakistan ..

More.... 

 

Wild Ride on Wall Street 

Yikes!

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 Market Meltdown

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First summit for emerging giants

US banking crisis may last until 2013: S&P

Soros changes tune - says economic downward trend easing  EARLIER Soros Calls U.S. Stock Gains Bear-Market Rally as Economy Keeps Shrinking

Islamic finance has a bigger role after global slowdown

Bernanke sees 'tentative' signs of US recovery

‘I want you,’ Uncle Sam says to unemployed Wall Street analysts

Optimism on US economy up

Chastened capitalism —Pranab Bardhan

Islamic finance termed solution to meltdown

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Hello and welcome to PakUSonline.com, a site created with you in mind.  On, 14th of August, 2008, in celebration of Pakistan's Independence Day, we launched our website.  We hope you will browse through the different aspects of the Pakistani way of life that we have gathered for you, along with a platform for connecting with other community members.  While you are browsing through all of the different categories, we hope you will get inspired to contribute content to the site.  Share your views, your work, your passions.  Blog, write articles, send us your student thesis, papers (synopsis with a link) and we will share your work with our community.  Send us reports on local community events with your byline, send us articles, book reviews, movie suggestions and anything you want to share with the community. This website is about you, come make it what you will.  If you have any suggestions/comments for us, please contact us at: admin@pakusonline.com

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