Reduced Turban Wearing Among Pashtoons
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Post PACT Radio Pursuits
PACT Radio aims to train journalists to look at the live issues faced by people in the cross border regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Its success in doing so lies in the hard work and dedication of its staff members, who even after their time with PACT continue applying the skills which they have learnt.
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Transmission Issues for Da Saba Storay Radio
Live programmes for Da Saba Storay Radio have recently halted following the collapse of the tower, which houses the antenna from where programmes are transmitted.
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A Mother's Role Against Polio
In Pakistan, particularly Swat, the tribal areas and Baluchistan, there is a need for concentrated efforts in order to help immunise children against polio.
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Madrassah Education for Girls
During the recent violence in Swat valley, the education sector was the worst-hit, depriving thousands of children from access to education. Girls schooling was highly targeted and according to one estimate almost 70 per cent of the schools bombed by militants in Swat were for girls.
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Nowrooz: Seeking a Consensus
Nowrooz: seeking a consensus on a bone of contention in Afghanistan
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Traditional Solutions to Modern Problems
Now you may or may not be aware of it - you can be forgiven for being quite unaware of what is going on on the Western side of your national border - but the Eastern neighbors of Punjabis are Pashtoons, more commonly known as Pathans in India. Pathans have a good reputation in India.
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The wrong kind of Islamization
For more than 25 years Pakistan's politicians have used Islamization as a tool to accomplish their own ends. Now it is time for politics and Islam to go their separate ways.