Mustafa Qadri

Asia Link Melbourne University Public Forum: Pakistan – Between Despair and Disaster video available here As winter approaches, 2 million hectares of crops have been lost and the damage and destruction of 2 million homes has left 7 million people without shelter. Disease is now setting in creating even more despair in Pakistan. Malaria is [...]

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As civilian leaders struggle with flooding and political unrest, rumours of a military coup are easily spread Mustafa Qadri, guardian.co.uk, Friday 10 September 2010 13.00 BST Given all the tensions of recent weeks, it is perhaps no surprise that Pakistan’s rumour mill is filled with talk of yet another military coup. This time, however, the [...]

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The floods Pakistan took place against a backdrop of an internal security crisis and mounting political tension internationally: With some 14 million people displaced, the country is suffering a disaster of an unprecedented scale – but what impact is the political turmoil having on the unfolding crisis? UK Prime Minister David Cameron recently accused Pakistan of [...]

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Mustafa Qadri August 22, 2010 GLOBAL solidarity with Pakistan and the soft power of humanitarian assistance can help deliver regional and global stability more effectively than any troop surge or drone strike. As the monsoon rains continue to pelt over Pakistan this weekend, however, the US has continued its controversial drone strikes on suspected militants [...]

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Mustafa Qadri Last Updated: August 16. 2010 9:00PM UAE / August 16. 2010 5:00PM GMT When the UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon described flood-ravaged Pakistan as the worst natural disaster he had ever seen, he was not merely describing the extent of the devastation. He was also underlining the extent to which the outside world [...]

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FEW will not have been moved by images of flood-ravaged Pakistan. Now in their second week, the floods are believed to have affected one-third of Pakistan’s land and just over one-tenth of the entire population. In a nation of more than 170 million, that is an astonishing number. According to the UN, the Pakistan floods [...]

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Zardari’s decision to visit Europe as Pakistan is ravaged by floods reflects the elite’s flagrant indifference to human suffering Mustafa Qadri, guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 4 August 2010 10.00 BST Contempt for human life is at the heart of Pakistan’s miseries. Although the relationship between rich and poor is complex and far from monolithically asymmetrical, fundamental inequalities make [...]

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