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Sectarian strife makes a mockery of Pakistan's emergency
Nov 19 2007, Sunit

Violence in Pakistan’s tribal areas continues unabated. In three days of fighting between the majority Shias and the Sunnis in the north-west, atleast 91 people have died. The sectarian violence is a clear sign that the imposition of emergency has...

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