IDPs Camp

Mardan, about 70km northwest of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, is the first place those fleeing volatile areas like Buner, Swat and Lower Dir come to, and the government has established three camps in the district – Jalala, Sheikh Yasin and Sheikh Shahzad.  Read more... (393 words, 1 image, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)

IDPs qeue at camp

United Nations team visited Pakistan and alarm the world about the on going crisis by calling it not only the world’s biggest but the worst Humanitarian crisis, with aid workers struggling to reach many of the two million people who have fled fighting.  Read more... (274 words, 1 image, estimated 1:06 mins reading time)

Barak Obama

Barack Obama has voiced confidence in the safety of the key regional country’s nuclear assets as Pakistani army is equipped to prevent extremists from taking over the nuclear weapons. “Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal is safe,” he said in an interview with Newsweek magazine, released Saturday evening.  Read more... (282 words, 1 image, estimated 1:08 mins reading time)

Geo news telecast various telethons to urge Pakistani ans international community to donate for Swat IDPs. As they thought that people had shown a cold shoulder initially to the matter as there were diverse opinions about Talibans and military operation But slowly people realize how disastrous this crisis could be. Geo urge all of us through this song also which is on air these days quite a lot of times.

Displaced Family with few possesssions

Authorities in Pakistan say they are mobilizing to receive as many as half a million people newly displaced by fighting in and around the Swat Valley.The army said its “full-scale” assault had killed more than 170 militants in 24 hours, with the loss of 10 troops.  With Pakistani jets and helicopters pounding the Swat Valley and neighboring districts, the UN says the area threatens to become the scene of one of the world’s biggest displacement crises.  Read more... (478 words, 2 images, estimated 1:55 mins reading time)