Shows featuring Madiha Tahir

  • Pakistan Flood Victims Tell of Suffering, Unfolding Disaster in Southern Sindh Province

     Pakistan
    Pakistan is still reeling from the worst floods in its history. Some 21 million people have been affected even as the flooding continues. Forty villages were submerged in the past few days, and a fifty-foot breach in an embankment this morning has sent flood waters surging toward three more towns. Independent journalist Madiha...
    September 10, 2010 | Story

  • Flood Refugees in Karachi Relief Camp Complain of Government Corruption and Inefficiency

     Pak
    It’s been a month since torrential rains triggered the worst floods in Pakistan’s recent history. Nearly 20 million people are homeless or hungry, with one million people displaced in the past week alone. The official death toll is at 1,760 but is expected to rise as survivors are threatened by diseases. Madiha Tahir,...
    September 03, 2010 | Story

  • As Pakistan Floods Continue Moving South, Calls for Debt Cancellation Grow

     Flooding
    In Pakistan, torrential rains a month ago that triggered unprecedented floods have moved steadily from north to south, engulfing a fifth of the country. Seventeen million people have been affected, and some five million have lost their homes. Meanwhile, a movement to cancel Pakistan’s external debt is now underway as campaigners...
    September 02, 2010 | Story