One year ago the Pakistani military launched an offensive to drive Taliban militants from Pakistan's Swat Valley. More than two million people fled the fighting, provoking a massive humanitarian crisis. Now, the worst floods in Pakistan's history have created even greater destruction and... More >
The International Rescue Committee's Peter Biro is travelling in western Pakistan where the IRC is delivering aid to victims of the worst flooding in Pakistan's history.
In a rare reprieve from the heavy monsoon rains, Zubadia Razia, 20, walks through the mud and rubble that was once her... More >
The International Rescue Committee is on the ground providing aid to victims of the worst flooding in Pakistan's modern history. At least 1,400 people have been killed and three million people have been affected by the devastating monsoon rains. The IRC team in Pakistan shared these photos of the... More >
The International Rescue Committee is on the ground providing aid to victims of the worst flooding in Pakistan's modern history. At least 1,400 people have been killed and three million people have been affected by the devastating monsoon rains.
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Islamabad
The International Rescue Committee is preparing to bring badly-needed help to victims of the devastating monsoon floods that have killed an estimated 400 people and are believed to have displaced nearly half a million in Pakistan.
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Nearly a year after a Pakistani army offensive drove the Taliban from Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) people are struggling to rebuild their lives. Hundreds of thousands of civilians who were displaced by last year's intense fighting have returned to the region only to find their... More >
Nearly a year since more than three million people were displaced by military operations in north-west Pakistan, the crisis is far from over. More than 1.3 million people are displaced, dependent on emergency relief to survive, yet funding for the emergency response is drying up, according to a... More >
Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan
More than two months after the Pakistani military launched an offensive in the Taliban stronghold of South Waziristan, humanitarian aid organisations are only now gaining access to the estimated 430,000 people who have fled the fighting in the region. An earlier military... More >
From 25 November to 10 December, the International Rescue Committee is observing the "16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence". Our colleagues in Pakistan shared this story from Punjab Province:
A Pakistani woman named Mukhtar Mai made news around the world in 2002 when she... More >
