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Mustafa Qadri
Mustafa Qadri is an Australian-based freelance journalist who has worked in the Middle East, Britain and Pakistan. He was formerly a lawyer specialising in public and international law with the Australian Attorney-General's Department and the Pilbara Native Title Service. He writes mainly about Middle East and South Asian politics.
Earthquake adds to Pakistan's humanitarian woes
14 Nov 2008 13:24:00 GMT
Author: Mustafa Qadri

It was in the early hours of the morning on Monday 29 October when two earthquakes registering 5.2 and 6.4 on the Richter scale flattened villages in Pishin and the former resort area of Ziarat in Balochistan, a south-western province of Pakistan bordering Iran and Afghanistan.

CARE International's Pakistan director described the humanitarian situation that followed as "the saddest thing I've seen in my life". CARE estimates the quakes have killed 500-600 people and injured thousands more.

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The Taliban's war on women's education
23 Oct 2008 12:48:00 GMT
Author: Mustafa Qadri

For well over a decade the Taliban have been known for their strong opposition to the participation of women in public life. Their rule over most of Afghanistan until 2001 was marked by a complete prohibition on women in the workforce or at educational facilities either as teachers or students.

One of the most noticeable features of the past two years of conflict involving the Taliban in tribal Pakistan, particularly in Waziristan and Swat, has been the Islamic movement's response to the role of women in society.

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Civilians suffer as Pakistan army targets Taliban
01 Oct 2008 15:55:00 GMT
Author: Mustafa Qadri

For civilians in Pakistan's conflict-ridden tribal areas, the Taliban are not the only threat.

The Taliban insurgency along Pakistan's tribal border with Afghanistan has fast turned into the key security concern for the United States.

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