Pakistan's ethnic divide

As the current violence in Karachi can attest, Pakistan is struggling with the issues of ethnicity and nationalism. As the government in Islamabad attempts to hold Pakistan together against the pull of ethnic separatism, it finds it must deal with peoples who often feel little allegiance to the concept of a greater Pakistan. This article examines the major ethnic groups that together constitute modern Pakistan and addresses the issues that have brought them into conflict.     

Ideological and analytical foundations of mine action: human rights and community impact

This article suggests that the ideological and analytical foundations and steering mechanisms of mine action are at present less than adequate, resulting in failure to optimise impact and efficiency. The article will provide a review of the current drifting ideological basis of mine action and will present the argument for the incorporation and adoption of a rights-based approach. It will also discuss the urgent and continuing need to prioritise mine action through an increased level of community participation and more rigorous impact measurement, while highlighting the limitations of using socioeconomic analysis as the basis for operations and decision making.