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Regeringen kunde stoppat katastrofen

mars 30, 2011

FLAMMAN | Efter 13 års torka vräkte häftiga monsunregn ner över hela Pakistan. Sommaren 2010 bevittnade landet den värsta naturkatastrofen någonsin i sin historia. Men liv och fattigas egendom hade kunnat skonas. Shora Esmailian träffade översvämningsdrabbade i södra Punjab som åtta månader senare fortfarande bor i tält. Biltutan på den lilla minibussen är hes och […]

Flood-hit southern Punjab continues to live in misery

mars 18, 2011

VIEWPOINT | The horn of the small minibus is hoarse by now and my scribbling in my note-pad is difficult to read. During hours long journey, it was impossible to write properly with a shaky hand, made to tremble all the time by a bumpy road. The roads leading to the villages outside Muzafargarh, in […]

Tehreer Square in Faisalabad

mars 12, 2011

VIEWPOINT | For the last eighteen years, Javed has been a textile worker. Father of four, he works fifteen hours a day. His monthly wage is Rs. 8,000 (circa $ 70). A six-lane motorway passes through central Punjab. We are on our way to Faisalabad, a two-hour drive from Lahore. Lush green fields surround the […]