Environment threatens Pakistani state: US report

Washington (AFP) Aug 18, 2010 - Environmental woes as witnessed in Pakistan's devastating floods threaten the unity of the nation, exacerbating the threat of Islamic extremists, a US government report said. The study prepared for US lawmakers warned that Pakistan's ecological problems would likely get worse due to climate change, potentially inflaming tensions with nuclear-armed adversary India. The report said that Pa ... more

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