Just Peace International Inc.
May 25, 2009 by Just Peace International (JPI)
In Late May and early June 2009, Kathy Kelly, Gene Stoltzfus, Razia Ahmed, Steve Kelly and Dan Pearson traveled to Pakistan. They visited various cities and villages and met with people who have been forced to flee their homes in the Swat Valley amidst a violent military offensive against suspected supporters of the Taliban.
Through dozens of meetings, the delegation heard various perspectives on the crisis in Pakistan. Those with whom they met included professors, human rights activists, journalists, representatives of NGOs committed to humanitarian relief work and educators.
While each meeting included discussions about US drone attacks, the most informative was a meeting with a survivor of such attacks in North Waziristan. An account of this meeting and other reports are posted in the following articles:
Visitors and Hosts in Pakistan,
Down and Out in Shah Mansoor,
A Weaver’s Welcome
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