SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 24, 2012
There is tension between Berlin and Islamabad after Pakistan detained three alleged German intelligence agents near the Afghan border. The men were unable to prove their claims to be aid workers. The mysterious incident has real development organizations worried about their reputation and safety. By Hasnain Kazim in Islamabad more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 07, 2010
The scope of the disaster is becoming more and more visible as flood levels fall along the Indus River in Pakistan. In the Swat Valley, controlled by the Taliban only last year, US troops are now helping the victims. It remains unclear as to who will gain their trust -- the government, the West or the extremists. By Fiona Ehlers and Hasnain Kazim more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 27, 2010
The floods destroyed their lives. Entire villages were swept away, fields and crops were destroyed and millions no longer have any way of making a living. SPIEGEL ONLINE's Pakistan correspondent Hasnain Kazim interviewed survivors of the tragedy and documented their stories in photos. By Hasnain Kazim more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 25, 2010
Many of the flood victims in Pakistan have lost everything, and thousands have fled to emergency shelters in schools in the city of Multan. They are traumatized and desperate -- but they have found hope in the story of a young orphan who found new parents in the midst of the chaos. By Hasnain Kazim in Multan, Pakistan more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 23, 2010
Imran Khan is best known as a star cricketer and former playboy. Now the Pakistani celebrity has launched his own relief fund to help the victims of the floods in Pakistan, which have affected 20 million people. The government, he says, is doing nothing. By Hasnain Kazim in Islamabad more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 20, 2010
Three weeks after the Pakistan floods claimed their first victims, Europe is finally reacting. Why did Western countries take so long to provide aid? Is this a case of complacency or prejudice, or is there a deeper malaise? more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 19, 2010
After initial hesitation, the amount of international relief and private donations to Pakistan is finally increasing. And the European Union is planning to hold a donor conference in October in order to raise funds for the reconstruction of large swaths of flood-ravaged Pakistan. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 18, 2010
The Swat Valley used to be high on the must-see list for Western travelers in Pakistan. Recent years, however, have not been kind to the region. Now, just months after having shed the brutal rule of the Taliban, the valley has been devastated anew. By Hasnain Kazim in Mingora, Pakistan more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 16, 2010
In Germany, the volume of private donations for flood victims in Pakistan has been far lower than for other natural disasters in the recent past. As a hotbed of Islamist extremist activity, the country has an image problem. But politicians say the suffering people of Pakistan should not be blamed for the activities of the Taliban. By Katharina Peters and Anna Reimann more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 16, 2010
The devastating flooding in Pakistan has spurred a macabre race between extremist Taliban Islamists and the West. Both sides are competing to arrive first with aid and thus win the hearts of locals in remote regions who have felt neglected or abandoned by their government for decades. The flooding has exacerbated those sentiments. By Hasnain Kazim more... [ Forum ]
