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Article: Lack of landowners could destabilize Swat Valley; New threat in Swat Valley: Lack of landowners ; Residents are returning, but trust in military to fight Taliban is absent
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- July 28, 2009
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JANE PERLEZ; PIR ZUBAIR SHAH
International Herald Tribune
07-28-2009
Lack of landowners could destabilize Swat Valley; New threat in Swat Valley: Lack of landowners ; Residents are returning, but trust in military to fight Taliban is absent
Byline: JANE PERLEZ; PIR ZUBAIR SHAH
Type: News
As hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis stream back after months of fighting, wealthy landowners are refusing to return, handing the insurgents a significant victory.
As hundreds of thousands of people stream back to the Swat Valley after months of fighting by the military to oust Taliban militants, the economic pillars of the rural society -- the wealthy landowners who fled in fear -- are refusing to return, ...