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Pakistan women’s day. Rape victim blaming attitude
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Bushra Khaliq
9 March 2012
Rape victim blaming has its roots in all societies and causes are surely riddled in the culture. Stigmatization of the rape victim, multiple social and legal inequities and absence of supportive and viable systems enhance the victimization of rape victim. Lack of gender focused education, sexual stereotypes and decadent myths impede the necessary growth of individuals and transitions in societal norms and attitudes. Several attributes commonly associated with rape victims; like their (...)
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CADTM-Pakistan calls for Debt Audit Commission to dig out illegitimate loans
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CADTM Pakistan
17 October 2011
Stop debt-servicing; divert money for flood affectees & Dengue patients Civil Society members observe Global Week of Action against Debt & IFIs LAHORE: “Debt continues to weigh down Pakistan, preventing it from being able to break out the endless cycle of poverty and injustice. Although Pakistan has ended SBA agreement With IMF, yet it is not out of woods. Debt scenario is getting bad to worse. The public debt has soared by a whopping Rs.120 billion just between July 1, 2011 (...)
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Why Pakistan says adieu to IMF program?
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Abdul Khaliq
24 September 2011
Existing $11.3 billion Stand By Agreement (SBA) is 8th program with IMF, going to be ended on a bitter note. Having kept the IMF at arm’s length for over a year now is anything but good news. The government of Pakistan has taken the latest decision to say ‘adieu’ to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at least for the time being, after the existing $11.3 billion Stand By Arrangement (SBA) program, is to be ended on 30 September 2011.This is the 8th SBA program with the IMF to conclude on an (...)
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One year after Pakistan floods: Women continue struggle to rebuild life & livelihood
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Bushra Khaliq
20 August 2011
One year ago during the month of July/August, the floodwaters that ravaged southern parts of Pakistan have long receded. Though gone are the makeshift tent camps on roadsides revival of normal life and livelihood still remain a challenge. Thousands continue a daily struggle to support their families and re-establish livelihoods. As a new monsoon season is on full swing, last year’s trauma and economic pain still linger. While last year’s victims struggle to recover, others now worry that (...)
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4th CADTM South Asia Workshop
Campaign for Abolition of External Debt of Pakistan
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Abdul Khaliq
10 December 2010
Presentation during the 4th CADTM South Asia Workshop, 9-11 december 2010
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Write-offs, rescheduling of loans: Senate asks world to rescue Pakistan’s economy
4 November 2010
ISLAMABAD, Nov 2: The Senate on Tuesday unanimously called upon the international community to consider urgent measures for revival of Pakistans economy. Among the initiatives proposed were write-offs and rescheduling of Pakistans debt, market access for the country’s products and investment in rehabilitation and reconstruction projects in flood-stricken areas. A resolution, moved by Leader of the House, Syed Nayyar Hussain Bokhari, after both opposition and treasury agreed on its draft (...)
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Farooq Tariq: “The floods have revealed the real nature of poverty in Pakistan”
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Stéphanie Jacquemont
22 October 2010
An interview with Farooq Tariq, member of CADTM Pakistan, Labour Relief Campaign (LRC) and spokeperson for Labour Party Pakistan (LPP )- Lahore, 11 October 2010. Stéphanie Jacquemont (SJ): The Labour Relief Campaign, which comprises various organizations including CADTM Pakistan, is now helping communities that have been hit by the floods. Can you tell us more about the situation for people living in the flood-affected areas? Farooq Tariq (FT): This has been the most devastating flood in (...)
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Drowning in debt. IFIs should cancel all foreign debts of Pakistan owed to bilateral and multilateral creditors
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Abdul Khaliq
19 October 2010
Pakistan is facing the worst-ever natural disaster of its history. About 20 million people are displaced due to recent devastation caused by the angry floods. The communication infrastructure has been totally ruined; roads, bridges and railway tracks have been destroyed. The economic loss runs in billions of dollars. Flood-hit people are in urgent need of basic amenities; shelter, medicines, clothes, proper food and healthy environment, etc. Pakistan is in real and worst human and economic (...)
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Pakistan: Donors urged to write off $53b debt
19 October 2010
Islamabad. A large number of people staged a rally here on Thursday with an aim to press international donors to step forward and write off the country’s massive $53 billion debt to guarantee the Pakistani people the ‘right to life’. Carrying banners and placards, the participants of the rally, organised by the international aid agency, Oxfam, marched from National Press Club to Parliament House where speakers vowed to continue their struggle unless the international community shows (...)
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’Pakistan should suspend payments to all creditors’
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Hassan Abbas
14 October 2010
LAHORE (October 13 2010): Pakistan should suspend its payments of debt to International Monetary Fund and World Bank and to all creditors, said member of the Campaign for Abolition of Third World Debt (CADTM) Stephanie Jacquemont while talking to Business Recorder here on Tuesday. She further said that Pakistani government should constitute a Debt Audit Commission on the pattern of Ecuador to monitor all debt, its utilisation in different sectors and to detect illegal repayments. (...)
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