Pakistan

Jury Out on Kyrgyz Islamists

Little consensus on whether group claiming to want to improve Islamic education poses a danger.

5 Nov 07

Late summer sees farmers decamp to the fields to gather a rich harvest.

14 Oct 07

Little help available for the thousands of people in a refugee camp outside Lashkar Gah.

20 Sep 07

The northern province of Balkh was deemed poppy-free, but now industrious farmers are turning to another cash crop - marijuana.

14 Sep 07

Religious council bans lavish wedding parties in Balkh to prevent locals bankrupting themselves.

11 Sep 07

Leading media follow up and republish IWPR stories covering controversial subjects and issues.

6 Sep 07

New press association and weekly newspaper planned a second phase of Helmand programme gets underway.

6 Sep 07

Apart from a surprise admission that Pakistan has Taleban bases, long-awaited talks offer no solutions.

19 Aug 07

The failure of the Pakistani president to appear at Kabul’s much-heralded anti-terrorism conference dampened already faint hopes of success.

14 Aug 07

The Taleban may not be the only, or even the worst, problem Helmand is facing.

13 Jul 07

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