Pakistan
Vai alla Scheda Paese »If you do not learn from history, it tends to repeat itself.
— Benazir Bhutto
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IOM to improve Afghan border management as thousands return from Pakistan
Source: International Organization for Migration Country: Afghanistan, PakistanThe assessment, led by an international border management expert, will help to streamline the registration process for returnees and identify other areas where IOM can help the government.Afghanistan – This week, the UN Migration Agency (IOM) completed an assessment of border management capacity at ...
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Millions of children in restive Pakistani province lack access to education
Source: Voice of America Country: PakistanIn Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, extreme poverty and poor infrastructure remain the main reasons behind the lack of schooling, while continued insecurity and terrorism exacerbate the situation.By Madeeha Anwar Nine-year-old Fahad works at a tailor shop in Peshawar with his brother to provide for their family of 11, including ...
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10 Apr FOCUS PAESE PAKISTAN
La Camera di Commercio di Frosinone ed Aspiin in collaborazione con l’Ambasciata della Repubblica del Pakistan in Italia, organizzano una giornata di approfondimento sulle opportunità di accesso al mercato il 10 aprile 2017 presso la Camera di Commercio di Frosinone. Il Pakistan è un paese che favorisce gli investimenti. Con la ...
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Humanitarian community prepares for a new wave of returning Afghans
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Afghanistan, PakistanAs the Afghan winter draws to a close, aid agencies expect an increase in the number of returning Afghans. UNHCR and IOM estimate that between 864,000 and 1.5 million people could return in 2017. HIGHLIGHTS • Humanitarian community prepares for a new ...
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State officials abusing migrants, refugees on Europe's borders - Oxfam
Source: Oxfam Country: Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Serbia, Syrian Arab Republic, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, WorldViolence, brutality and unlawful treatment by authorities on the Western Balkans route are a frequent occurrence, claim refugees and migrants in a new report. Exposed: Abuse of migrants by state officials on Europe’s borders Violence, ...
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Human rights violations in DRC up 30 percent in one year
Source: UN Human Rights Council Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sri LankaThe increase could be explained by two factors: violations related to restricting democratic space and the resurgence of activities of several armed groups, the Human Rights Council heard.Human Rights Council MIDDAY 22 March 2017 The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting ...
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In Pakistan la camera approva una legge che reintroduce i tribunali militari segreti.
In Pakistan la camera approva una legge che reintroduce i tribunali militari segreti. In questi tribunali l’imputato non può scegliere il proprio avvocato, ma gli viene assegnato d’ufficio; non può fare appello contro la sentenza di primo grado, la stampa e il pubblico non possono partecipare al processo. La legge ...
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Protecting schools from military use
Source: Human Rights Watch Country: WorldHuman Rights Watch has documented examples of law and practice from 40 countries, from Afghanistan to Yemen, instituting some level of protection for schools or universities. Protect Schools from Military Use Governments Should Endorse, Carry Out Safe Schools Declaration (New York, March 20, 2017) – Countries around the ...
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Polio vaccination campaign targets 2.7 million Syrian children
Source: World Health Organization Country: Syrian Arab RepublicIn 12 governorates where the campaign is ongoing, focus is on more than 500,000 children living in hard-to-reach areas. Many of these children were missed in previous campaigns.On Sunday 12 March 2017 a week-long national polio vaccination campaign started in Syria. The campaign is ...
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FTA set to start new era in Turkey-Pakistan economic ties
Economic relations between Turkey and Pakistan will enter a new era with a free trade agreement (FTA) expected to be signed this year, a Turkish commercial official said on March 3.
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Poorer countries host most of the world's forcibly displaced
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Afghanistan, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Germany, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, World, YemenMost of the 3.2 million people who were ...
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'Education increasingly becoming a casualty' of Afghan conflict
Source: Norwegian Refugee Council Country: AfghanistanTwo students were killed in Laghman Province, and seven others and a teacher injured, when a mortar round struck their school on Saturday 25 February.“Two students were tragically and needlessly killed in Laghman Province, and seven others and a teacher injured, when a mortar round struck ...
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Esplosione in un quartiere commerciale di Lahore, almeno otto morti.
Esplosione in un quartiere commerciale di Lahore, almeno otto morti. Altre 21 persone sono rimaste ferite quando è esplosa una bomba in un quartiere della città pachistana dove sorgono banche, caffè e negozi. La polizia ha circondato la zona alla ricerca dell’attentatore. Il Pakistan nelle ultime settimane è stato colpito ...
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Turkey condemns terror attack in Pakistan that kills at least 15 people
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has condemned a terror attack in the northeastern Pakistani city of Lahore that killed at least 15 people.
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Thousands of families in Afghanistan and Pakistan struggle to survive after heavy snowfalls
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies Country: Afghanistan, PakistanNearly 120 people have been killed in Afghanistan, where 22 provinces have been hit hard. In the north-eastern province of Nooristan, bordering Pakistan, at least 45 people in one village have perished.Thousands of families in Afghanistan and Pakistan are ...
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Special Report: How undercover US spies posing as heroin dealers lured the Akasha's into the police cells
One evening last November, a handful of policemen in Kenya's sweltering port city of Mombasa were handpicked to help in the final stages of a US-led drugs sting that spanned three continents. The target was a mansion in the wealthy beach suburb of Nyali. The policemen were banned from using ...
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Hyundai Motor Returns to Pakistan after 13 Years
Hyundai Motor is returning to the Pakistani market after more than ten years by establishing a joint venture with a local company. According to industry sources on February 5, Hyundai Motor and Nishat Mills, a subsidiary of Nishat Group which is engaged in textile, energy, cement, and banking business in ...
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Afghan returnees face tough choices after years in exile
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Afghanistan, PakistanReturning refugees have to rebuild their lives amidst increasing levels of internal displacement, insecurity and levels of violence not seen since the fall of the Taliban in 2002.This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Ariane Rummery – to whom ...
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Pakistan-Nigeria Cooperation At Highest Point – Foreign Minister
Pakistani foreign minister,Syed Tariq Fatemi has revealed that the ties between Pakistan and Nigeria had moved beyond commercial and economic gains to defence cooperation. Speaking with LEADERSHIP in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, Fatemi said that the recent purchase of 10 Pakistani – made Trainer Aircraft by the Nigerian ...
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Contributions to Country-Based Pooled Funds hit record levels with over US$700 million in 2016
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Myanmar, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, World, YemenMoney is allocated in conjunction with Humanitarian Response Plans, ensuring availability at the ...
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Esplosione in un mercato in Pakistan, almeno trentanove morti
Esplosione in un mercato in Pakistan, almeno trentanove morti. L’esplosione è avvenuta il 21 gennaio in un mercato affollato nella regione tribale del Kurram, vicino al confine con l’Afghanistan. L’attacco è stato rivendicato sia dai talebani pachistani sia da un ramo del gruppo jihadista Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, affiliato ad Al Qaeda. Un ...