On one of her many visits to Pakistan recently, Sarah Peck, director of the US-Pakistan Women’s Council, spent some time talking to young women medical students in Pakistan. She was struck by their passion and commitment — and by the hurdles they face. The US-Pakistan Women’s Council is working with expatriate Pakistani doctors to find […]
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by Beena Sarwar – Pakistan – President Pervez Musharraf’s resignation from office on August 18th under intense pressure has raised questions, particularly in the West, about the future of Pakistan’s “war on terror”. The following article takes a historic and…
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