Young Pakistanis who have fled the fighting in the Swat Valley at a refugee camp in Mardan, where Jamaat-ud-Dawa operates. Getty ImagesFrom The Independent:
Pakistan comes under fire for failure to shut 'charity.
An Islamist charity accused of links to the militant fundamentalists blamed for the Mumbai terror attacks has resurfaced at the centre of the aid effort to help hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing Pakistan's war on the Taliban.
Six months after Pakistan, under international pressure, outlawed the charity said to be a front for the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), The Independent has discovered that scores of volunteers from the charity are openly working to ferry refugees from the edge of the conflict zone to emergency camps and hospitals. They are also providing food, water and first aid.
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My Comment: As long as these organizations are able to operate, Pakistan will never be free from the scourge of terrorism and internal strife.
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