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UN Halts Vaccine Work in Pakistan After 2 More Killings - New York Times Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:03:16 GMT

New York Times

UN Halts Vaccine Work in Pakistan After 2 More Killings New York Times LAHORE, Pakistan — The front-line heroes of Pakistan's war on polio are its volunteers: young women who tread fearlessly from door to door, in slums and highland villages, administering precious drops of vaccine to children in places where their ... Anti-Polio Campaign Suspended in PakistanVoice of America UN Chief: Polio Killings in Pakistan 'Cruel'ABC News Polio workers come under fresh attack in PakistanCNN NPR -The Guardian all 1,614 news articles »

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In Pakistan, Tax Evaders Are Everywhere — Government Included - NPR Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:28:22 GMT

NPR

In Pakistan, Tax Evaders Are Everywhere — Government Included NPR Tax evasion is a chronic problem in Pakistan — only about 2 percent of the population is registered in the tax system, and the government collects just 9 percent of the country's wealth in taxes, one of the lowest rates in the world. But now a new ... and more »

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8 killed in fresh attacks on polio teams in Pakistan - Fox News Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:42:43 GMT

8 killed in fresh attacks on polio teams in Pakistan Fox News PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Gunmen shot dead a woman working on U.N.-backed polio vaccination efforts and her driver in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said, raising to eight the number of people killed in the last 48 hours who were part of the ...

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Gunmen In Pakistan Target Polio Vaccinators - NPR Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:39:46 GMT

NPR	Gunmen In Pakistan Target Polio Vaccinators NPR Pakistani gunmen staged new attacks Wednesday on health workers carrying out a nationwide polio vaccination program. Six workers were killed Tuesday as they went house to house to administer the immunizations to area children in Karachi and the ...

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Muhammad Idrees: Abandoned by India and Pakistan - BBC News Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:18:49 GMT

BBC News

Muhammad Idrees: Abandoned by India and Pakistan BBC News What price can a man end up paying up for the crime of overstaying in a foreign land for three days? Thirteen years, in the case of Muhammad Idrees. In 1999, Mr Idrees left his wife and four young sons in Pakistan's port city of Karachi to attend to ...

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Gunmen Kill Five Polio Workers in Pakistan - Voice of America Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:47:28 GMT

Voice of America

Gunmen Kill Five Polio Workers in Pakistan Voice of America ISLAMABAD — Gunmen in Pakistan shot dead five polio workers in separate attacks Tuesday, forcing authorities to suspend the vaccination campaign in the country's largest city, Karachi. The five female health workers were killed in the southern port ...

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Pakistan: New Attacks On Polio Workers Kill 2 - Huffington Post Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:14:53 GMT

Pakistan: New Attacks On Polio Workers Kill 2 Huffington Post PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The United Nations suspended its polio vaccination drive in Pakistan on Wednesday after eight people involved in the effort were shot dead in the past two days, a U.N. official said. The suspension was a grave blow to the drive to ...

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Gunmen in Pakistan Kill Women Who Were Giving Children Polio Vaccines - New York Times Wed, 19 Dec 2012 05:20:33 GMT

New York Times

Gunmen in Pakistan Kill Women Who Were Giving Children Polio Vaccines New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Gunmen shot dead five female health workers who were immunizing children against polio on Tuesday, causing the Pakistani government to suspend vaccinations in two cities and dealing a fresh setback to an eradication campaign ...

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Pakistan killings near Peshawar disrupt polio campaign - BBC News Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:37:22 GMT

BBC News

Pakistan killings near Peshawar disrupt polio campaign BBC News Two polio vaccination workers have been killed in north-western Pakistan in the latest of a spate of deadly attacks. The shootings in the Peshawar region left a vaccination supervisor and her driver dead, and injured a volunteer. The deaths brought to ...

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Killings hit anti-polio drive in Pakistan - Financial Times Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:22:24 GMT

Killings hit anti-polio drive in Pakistan Financial Times A drive to eradicate polio has been suspended in parts of Pakistan after suspected Islamist militants killed eight health workers in co-ordinated attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday. The World Health Organisation, the UN Children's fund Unicef and the ...