http://www.wikio.com/search=tribal areas Wikio - tribal areas http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68551413 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM-Arogyakeralam) is taking the first step towards realising the concept of a community radio by launching the first FM radio for disseminating health education and public health ... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:30:48 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68551413 2008-08-21T23:30:48Z http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68550636 B.R. Hills: Social Welfare Minister D. Sudhakar has said steps will be taken to implement the Forest Dwellers (recognition of forest rights) Act in the State in two months. Addressing presspersons after visiting the tribal settlements in ... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:25:10 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68550636 2008-08-21T23:25:10Z http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68543986 A twin suicide bombing Thursday killed at least 60 people at a military ordnance factory north of Islamabad, part of a surge in Islamic extremist violence that comes as the government teeters on the brink of collapse. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:51:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68543986 2008-08-21T21:51:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68543101 The New York Times had a lead editorial today entitled “Afghanistan on Fire.” It was a “something must be done” presentation that attempted to define four or five things that can fix Afghanistan based on the premise that if Washington fails the “more freedom al-Qaeda will have to mount new terrorist operations against this country…” As [...] Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:52:19 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68543101 2008-08-21T20:52:19Z http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68532929 For many, the name Vilappil brings to mind the vexatious issue of waste disposal and the plethora of problems that cropped up with the setting up of a garbage plant in the area. Now, the sleepy panchayat in the suburbs of the capital city is ... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:51:34 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68532929 2008-08-21T19:51:34Z http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68531730 Over 3 lakh claims received under consideration Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:36:26 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68531730 2008-08-21T19:36:26Z http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68527062 Pakistani bombings reflect Taleban's growing strength Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:33:31 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68527062 2008-08-21T18:33:31Z http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68530384 Mohammad Jameel, aged around 30, along with his extended family of 35 people, is among thousands of local residents forced to flee their village in the restive Bajaur tribal agency, north of Peshawar. The rate of displacements has picked up since last week, when the Pakistani authorities launched a military operation against pro-Taliban militants in the area, say residents. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:01:19 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68530384 2008-08-21T17:01:19Z http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68510398 Pakistan’s conflict with militants took a savage turn yesterday at the country’s main weapons complex where two suicide bombers set off blasts that killed dozens of people and wounded hundreds. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:08:59 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68510398 2008-08-21T16:08:59Z http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68507331 Our community is thirsting for continuing education, says the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha's Kathy... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:06:14 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68507331 2008-08-21T16:06:14Z http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68511629 Two suicide bombers killed at least 64 people during a shift change at the Pakistan army's main weapons complex Thursday, a sign of the worsening security in the troubled country as parties in the ruling coalition continued to squabble over priorities after the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:01:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68511629 2008-08-21T16:01:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68505314 from IRIN A military operation that is going after the Taliban has forced the displacement of thoudands in a village in Pakistan. Bad weather in the reagon has made the situation worse. - Kale Mohammad Jameel, aged around 30, along with his extended family of 35 people, is among thousands of local residents forced to flee their village in the restive Bajaur tribal agency, north of Peshawar. The rate of displacements has picked up since last week, when the Pakistani authorities launched a military operation against pro-Taliban militants in the area, say residents. "We hired three big vans, each costing Rs 1,000 [about US$14] per trip and reached Lower Dir safely," said Jameel, speaking in Timergarah, the main town of the district that borders on Bajaur to the east. They were able to take along some household items and Jameel intends to return to Bajaur (in North West Frontier Province - NWFP) to fetch more stuff. He saw hundreds fleeing on foot, in some cases covering distances of up to 40km. "There were women, children and even the elderly. Not everyone can afford a vehicle. They had left their homes with nothing, just the clothes they were wearing," he said. Bajaur is one of seven agencies in the Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) in northwest Pakistan. The area is among the least developed, and is deeply conservative and poverty ridden, say observers. Six of the seven agencies - North and South Waziristan, Kurram, Orakzai, Khyber, Mohmand and Bajaur - share a border with Afghanistan. Militants Briefing the media recently, NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani said that since the operation began, 462 militants and 22 soldiers had been killed. The action came after threats by militants of violence against cities. According to official sources, over 3,000 armed militants, most of whom are reportedly foreigners - Chechens, Yemenis, Afghans and Afro-Asians - need to be weeded out. Religious parties say the operation is being carried out at the behest of the USA. Jameel said local people had lost faith in both sides. "Militancy has increased and we are forced to accept their version of Sharia [Islamic law]. On the other hand, the government, which is allied with the USA is also not bothered by our plight," he said. Memories of a 2006 air-strike on a seminary in Damadola, in Bajaur, in which around 82 students, some of them children, were killed, are still fresh in many minds. The government took responsibility for the attack. Fear Jameel, currently staying at a cousin's home, has begun looking for a place to live, as he feels it will be some time before he can return to Bajaur. For now he is also without work. "My TV channel wants me to send footage of what is happening in Bajaur but I'm scared stiff. Many people I know have been beheaded by the Taliban on the mere suspicion of spying," he said. Along with the people of Lower Dir, who opened up their homes to those fleeing Bajaur, the first ones to provide shelter and set up camps for the IDPs were, according to Mohammad Javed, working with the government's Social Welfare Department (SWD), and political parties. 400,000 seek refuge in Lower Dir In the last two weeks, about 400,000 people have left their homes and found refuge in Lower Dir, estimated Sultan Room Badshah, relief officer with the SWD, who is looking after six camps. Talking to the media, provincial relief commissioner, Jamil Amjad, termed this the biggest internal displacement in Pakistan's history and acknowledged that over 250,000 individuals had been displaced from Bajaur, with more continuing to leave. The NWFP government has set up 17 relief camps. The relief commissioner (Amjad) said the NWFP government had so far announced Rs13.5 million (about $183,673) for the rehabilitation and relief of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the federal government had pledged Rs100 million (roughly $1.4 million) and 50 trucks of relief goods for the displaced. Similarly, the FATA Secretariat in Peshawar had announced Rs1 million (about $14,285) for medicines. The SWD’s Badshah, who is supervising six camps for the IDPs in Jandool, said the government was unable to manage the large influx: "There seems to be no let-up in the number of people coming in every day. People prefer to stay with relatives and friends. Those who cannot, are setting up makeshift tents wherever they find an open place, even along roadsides. We are thinking of setting up tent villages if the influx does not stop." Schools closed As a contingency step, the government has closed down all schools and colleges to accommodate the refugees in those buildings. It's been a tough week for Lal Zada, 26, and his extended family of 15, who fled from the village of Jani Shah, in Bajaur's Mamoond Tehsil administrative unit. "We started walking from our village around midnight and reached the camp around 10 the next morning." They are among the 4,000 taking shelter at a school in Samarbagh in Satbar Killay, Lower Dir. His parents remain in the village "because somebody needs to feed the animals or they will die", said Lal Zada. "Between 18 and 20 women and children sleep in the classrooms that are 8x6 metres, while the men sleep outside on the adjoining verandahs," he said. "There's no latrine and no water," he said, adding that they had to fetch water from a spring about 2km away. Badshah said: "Yes, there is an acute shortage of water in most of these camps as we don't have storage tanks to cater for so many people." Link to full article. May expire in future. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:54:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68505314 noreply@blogger.com (Kale) 2008-08-21T14:54:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68498254 Islamabad - Two simultaneous explosions ripped through a garrison town in northern Pakistan on Thursday, leaving more than 64 people dead and 100 injured, officials said. A spokesman of pro-Taliban militants based in country's tribal areas bordering ... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:12:11 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68498254 2008-08-21T14:12:11Z http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68490794 The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on Thursday outside the largest military ordnance plant in Pakistan. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:39:11 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68490794 2008-08-21T12:39:11Z http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68488553 More than 50 Arab tribesmen were killed in armed clashes over water and grazing land in South Darfur, a member of one of the groups said on Thursday. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:36:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68488553 2008-08-21T12:36:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68484899 Islamabad - Two simultaneous explosions ripped through a garrison town in northern Pakistan on Thursday, leaving more than 57 people dead and up to 100 injured, officials said. A spokesman of pro-Taliban militants based in country's tribal areas bord... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:34:58 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68484899 2008-08-21T12:34:58Z http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68477089 In a post yesterday I noted another apparent US missile strike inside the Tribal Areas of Pakistan along the Afghanistan border. Some reports this morning claim the two US missiles took out a significant number of Arab fighters (al-Qaeda) in the FATA Agency of South Waziristan: Twelve people, most of them alleged foreign fighters, were killed [...] Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:38:53 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68477089 2008-08-21T11:38:53Z http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68476128 Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the gates of Pakistan's main weapons complex on Thursday, killing at least 37 people and wounding about 50, police said. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:06:26 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68476128 2008-08-21T11:06:26Z http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68474831 Fierce fighting between the nomadic Rizeigat and Misseriya tribes about water and grazing land has left 50 Arab tribesmen dead. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:26:49 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68474831 2008-08-21T10:26:49Z http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68469518 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ U.S.-led coalition troops killed more than 30 insurgents in a battle in eastern Afghanistan while three Polish soldiers serving with NATO forces died in a roadside blast elsewhere, officials said Thursday. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:10:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/tribal+areas?rinfoid=68469518 2008-08-21T10:10:00Z